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NEW GUIDE 



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KEY TO NIAGARA FALLS 



Published for the Convenience and Guidance of 
Tourists and Visitors 



THE INFORMATION CONVEYED IN THIS GUIDE IS 

AUTHENTIC AND TAKEN FROM OFFICIAL 

SOURCES AND IS THEREFORE 

ACCURATE AND RELIABLE 



JOHN EDBAUER, Publisher, 

38 West Falls St., Niagara Falls, N. Y. 

604 Ellicott Square, Buffalo, N. Y. 



Copyright 1920, by John Edbauer. 



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THE MYSTERY OF NIAGARA 

Age of the Cataract — Origin of Its Name. 

The origin and age of Niag-ara can only be conjectured. Geolo- 
g-ists have arrived at approximate 
figures and have advanced various 
theories respecting- the beginning of 
the mig-hty catai-act. The maps 
and pictorial works of the present 
day g-ive Niagara as it looks to the 
hundreds of thousands of tourists 
^' , ^ who visit the cataract yearly and 

"::>;i*^««W marvel at its mighty flow. 
\A The rate of the recession of the 
1 falls is always an interesting sub- 
H ject. Scientists who have given 
I much study to this feature inform 
V^ us that ten thousand years may 
I * cover the period of the excavation 
I of the present gorge and while be- 
I fore the long ages of the glacial 
t ice drift there was probably a pre- 
_ — » .::.= i) glacial Niagara.' Careful measure- 
ments, covering a period of sixty 
years, show a retrosession of the 
Falls of about 500 feet in a century, 
although some authorities claim this allowance is too great. At 
this rate of recession, it is estimated the Falls will move about 
a mile southward in the next 1000 years. 

The name "Niagara" is of Indian origin, the commonly ac- 
cepted interpretation being "The Thunderer of the WateTS." 
The name comes direct to us from the Iroquqis Indians who, 
tradition informs us, acquired it from the Neuters, whom they 
annihilated as a tribe, the survivors being absorbed by the Iro- 
quois and the Senecas. About ftfty variations of the name "Ni- 
agara" are known, but the present spelling has been used for 
over 200 years. 



Hennepin View 



SIGHT-SEEING 

Visitors to Niagara Falls will be able to make the best econ- 
omic use of time by adhering to the following routes in sight- 
seeing about the Falls. 



NEW YORK STATE RESERVATION 

That Niagara should be made free for the enjoyment of man- 
kind seeons first to have occurred to two Scotch divines Who 
pad this region a visit in 1834 and who said "Niagara does not 
belong to America or Canada and such spots should be deemed 
the property of civilized mankind." Other writers expressed 
similar sentimeoit, which were really the beginning of the long 
agitation that flnally resulted in "Free Niagai-a." The State 
Reservation at Niagara was opened to the public July 15, 1885. 
Its establishment was the result of the moveme-nt for the pre- 
servation of the scenery of Niagara Falls and was the first in- 
stance in the United States of the application of the rdght of 
emine-nt domain for the preservation of scenic beauty. The 
property Is owned bv the State of New York and is under the 
control of five Commissioners appointed by the Governor. 



The history connected with the acquisition of this beautiful 
park by New York State is highly interesting- but limited space 
in this Guide will permit only a brief resume of the main facts, 
as gathered from the hiistory of the State Reservation prepared 
by Charles M. Dow, LL.D., who was a commissioner of the 
Re'servation at Niagara from 1898 to 1914, and president of the 
commission from 1913 to 1914. An area of 107 acres embracing 
Goat Island and adjacent islands, Prospect Park, from fthe brink 
of the Falls, to the Upper Steel Arch Bridge, and a strip of land 
running from Prospect Park to Poit Day bordering on the river, 
was purchased from private owners for $1,433,429.50. The work 
of restoring these lands as nearly as possible to their pristine 
beauty was immediately begun^ All traces of commercialism 
were remove-d and there was finally evolved the wonderful Niag- 
ara Park of today, a beauty spot that is not excelled in scenic 
investiture anywhere in the world. 

Access to all parts of the Reservation is absolutely free and 
all points of interest on the Reservation are within walking dis- 
tance. Automobile vans may be engaged for a trip about the 
Reservation, letting off and taking on passengers at the various 
places of interest. The Reservation van service covers the entire 
Reservation. 

The mainland of the Reservation is always open. The Islands 
are open from 6 A. M. until sundown between May 1st and Oc- 
tober 1st, and from 8 A. M, until sundown betweeen October 1st 
and May 1st. 

Permission to visit the Islands when not open to the public, 
and in order to see the. Falls by moonlight, may be obtained from 
the Superintendent at the Administration Building. 

The morning is the best time to get the rainbow effects of 
the American Fall. 

There are no charges made for any other services by the 
Reservation authorities, but concessionaries charge for carni-age 
service, the trip on the "Maid of the Mist," and attendant at 
the Gave of the Winds. 




Administration Building 

The State Reservation at Niagara contains about 412 acres, 
300 of which are under water. It comprises a strip on the main- 
land extending from a point near the steel arch bridge below the 



Falls, up the river I14 miles to Port Day, which is at the intake 
of the Schoellkopf Canal, together with some fifteen islands lying 
between the mainland and Horseshoe Fall, through the apex of 
which runs the boundary line between the United States and the 
Dominion of Canada. 

There is no trolley service through the Park or Islands, but 
automobiles and carriages are there to serve the public. The 
Superintendent of the Niagara Reservation requests that all 
vioIa.tions of regulations or discourteous treatment on the part 
of anyone be promptly reported at his office in the Administra- 
tion Building. 

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 

In the Park is the handsome Administration Building in 
whiich are located the offices of the Reservation Commissioners, 
the executive offices of the Reservation Staff, the rest rooms for 
visitors, etc. This handsome structure fronts on Riverway and 
is imposing in its architectural design and in keeping in its dig- 
nity with its environment. 

SCENIC NIAGARA 

Scenic Nagara holds out the same attraction today for the 
civilized world that it has always offered. Though man has 
harnessed the great flow of the Niagara River to his economical 
uses, yet the marvelous beauty of the mighty cataract and its 
environment is unimpaired. Niagara is the chief shrine of the 
world for those who seek Nature's most sublime handiwork. 
As an inspiring spectacle it has no equal. 

Every American citizen who can do so, sihould see this great 
spe-ctade before visiting any foreign land, and no traveler from 
another country should leave America until this wonder of Na- 
ture has been added to his store of personal experiences. 

A glimpse of Niagara can be had in a day. In two days, 
a fair inspection of its many beauties can be made — but a longer 
visit can be most profitably made for there are ever new delights 
to experience, new vistas to admire, new marvels to command 
attention and arouse a spirit of awe and reverence in the con- 
templation of God's great work in shaping this majestic spec- 
tacle. Ten days at Niagara is none too long for those who would 
know its real beauties and transcendent delights. 

There is nauglht now to interfere with the visiitor in the 
pursuit of pleasure. All annoyances have Vjeen eliminated and 
every facility for full and free enjoyment is placed at one's dis- 
posal. The Canadian Government has matched the generous 
action of the Empire State and created a magnificent sister park 
oil Lhat side of the river so that uuresu-'icted views may be had 
from all angles and from the best possible vantage points. 

Tourists arriving at Niagara Falls on trains are within four 
blocks of the Falls and Prospect Park (easy walking distance). 

High Speed Line (electric terminal directly opposite Falls 
and Park). 

PROSPECT PARK 

One naturally begins a sight-seeing trip at Niagara wJth 
a visit to Proape-ct Park. This is a delightful, wooded expanse 
of parkland bordering on the American upper rapids, Falls and 
Gorge. It contains about ten acres and has a frontage of 1,000 
feet along the river chasm and of 500 feet along the rapids above 
the American Fall. 



The spot is marked by a tablet and named in honor of the 
Franciscan priest, Father Hennepin, who gave the world the 
first description of Niagara. 




American, Luna and Horseshoe Falls. 
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PROSPECT POINT 



From 
P rospect 
Point an 
unexcelled 
view of the 
Falls and 
G o r g- e can 
be obtained. 
The per- 
spective 
from this 
point is 
saiid to be 
the best at 
Niag^ara. In 
panoramic 
view one 
beholds the 
American 
Fall, the 
Luna Fall, 
the Cana- 
dian Horse- 
shoe Fall, 

the Islands that divide the cataract, the frowning cliffs of the 
Canadian escarpment, the Gorge, the International Bridges span- 
ning the boundary stream, and in the far distance, the first line 
of breakers indicating the beginning of that terrible stretch of 
troubled waters — ^the Whirlpool Rapids. 




View from Prospect Point 



THE ELEVATOR TO FOOT OF FALLS 

A modern elevator operated by the New York State Gov- 
ernment replaced the old Inclined Railway which carried visi- 
tors down into the Gorge and to the foot of the American Falls. 
The elevator descends in a few minutes to the foot of the Falls 
just below Prospect Point. The fare is five cents each way. 
The descent may also be made by a free flight of stairs or 
by a path up Talus Slope. The grandeur and sublimity 
of the cataract is better appreciated from the foot of the Fall 
than from any other point. The elevator also reaches the Ameri- 
can dock of the "Maid of the Mist," where you may take the 
steamer "Maid of the Mist" trip which seems like an adven- 
ture into the unreal, those powerful little boats that plow their 
way through the powerful current almost to the very foot of 
the majestic Falls. Starting from the landing at the foot of 
Prospect Point, these staunch little craft ride the weaves in se- 
curity, affording passengers an unexcelled view of both the 
Horseshoe and American Falls. Cost of this trip, including loan 
of a rubber suit, is 75 cents. The trip consumes 45 minutes, 
steamers leaving every half hour. 



HENNEPIN VIEW 

At Hennepin View, the elevation just below Prospect Point, 
stood Father Louis Hennepin in 1678 when he drew the first pic- 
ture made of Niag-ara Falls. At the eastern end of the Reserva- 
tion is Old French Landing, used by La Salle and Hennepin, and 
Indian. French and British traders. 

This is a fine vantage point for a view of the Falls and Gorge. 
It is but a short distance down the river from Prospect Point. 



AMERICAN AND HORSESHOE FALLS 



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The height of 
the American 
Fall is 167 feet; 
of the Horseshoe 
Fall, 158 feet. 
The length of the 
crest of the 
Ametrican Fall 
under water is 
1,030 feet; of the 
Horseshoe Fall, 
2,450 feet The 
average depth of 
the American 
Fall is 1.5 feet, 
of the Horseshoe 
Fall, 7.9 feet. 
The recession of 
the American 
Fall is slight; 
that of the Horse- 
shoe Fall aver- 
ages between four and five feet annually at the apex. The total 
fall of the Niagara River betweeen Lake Erie and Lake Ontario 
is 326 feet. 

According to the measurements of the United States Engi- 
neer Corps the average flow of the Niagara River is 222,400 cubic 
feet per second and the minimum flow about 165,300 cubic feet 
peT second. It is estimated that of this about one-sixth passes 
over the American Fall and five-sixths over the Horseshoe Fall. 
Average recession along whole contour Horseshoe Fall, about 
3% ft. per year. Drop in river from Buffalo to Upper Rapids 
10.36 ft.; from Upper Rapids to brink of Falls, 49 ft.; drop at 
American Falls, 167 ft.; from below Falls to Lower Rapids, 99 ft.; 




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Goat Island Bridge 



from Lewiston to Lake Ontario, 6 ft.; total fall in River from 
Lake Erie to Lake Ontario (distance of 37 miles), 326 feet. 

The Falls have been called the "clock of creation," as their 
recession from Lewiston best measures the time elapsed since the 
first record of man upon earth. Prof. Hitchcok, the geolog-ist, 
has e«tiinated the period of recession as 49,600 years. 

GOAT ISLAND BRIDGE 

The most interesting route on leaving Prospect Park is along 
the Rapid's edge toward Goat Island Bridge. 

Passing onto Goat Island Bridge you obtain a new view of 
the tumultuous waters of the Upper Rapids as they dash and 
tumble in endless cascades and billows to disappear over the 
crest into the Gorge below. The present Goat Island Bridge was 
erected by the State of New York in 1901. The first bridge was 
constructed in 1817 about 500 feet above the present structure 
and carried away by the ice a year later. Another bridge was 
constructed on the same site in the same year, which remained. 
In 1901 the State built the present handsome stone arch struc- 
ture. 

GREEN ISLAND 
Goat Island Bridge leads to Green Island, named in honor of 
Andrew H. Green of New York, the first president of the Niagara 
State Reservation Commission. 

Green Island is about one acre in extent. It was formerly 
called Bath Island. Previous to "Free Niagara," it was the site 
of several paper mills that derived their power from the flow of 
the river. Below Green Island are two small Islands known as 
Brig and Ship Islands. A bridge at one time connected Batlh 
Island and Brig Island, but was carried away years ago by the 
ice and never rebuilt. 

GOAT ISLAND 

The Goat Island Bridge 
continues by another short 
span from Green Island to 
Goat Island. This beauti- 
ful wooded island which 
Basel Hunt has declared to 
be the most beautiful spot 
in America is about half a 
mile lonp- and a quarter of 
a mile broad, and contains 
about 70 acres. This island 
separates the American 
and Canadian Falls. The 
Indians regarded this 
island as sacred, the abode 
of the Great Spirit. It was 
a favorite burying ground 
for the chiefs and for the 
Goat Island Bridge and Rapids bodies of the maidens who 

made the sacrificial trip 
over the Falls each year as a religious rite. 

Goat Island has long been a favorite resort of botanists who 
declare they have found on it over 400 different speOies and kindg 
of plants and trees. 

This island was originally called "Iris Island," obtaining its 
present name from a singular incident. In the fall of 1770, John 
Stedman, who claimed ownership of the island under a deed of 
"land on the American side of the river," obtained from the 
Seneca Indians, placed thereon for safety from the wolves, a 





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number of animals, among them a goat. The winter was severe 
and by spring- all the animals save the goat hacl perished. Thus 
the place derived the name "Goat Island," a cognomen that has 
clung to it ever since. 

In entering Goat Island one ascends the hill and takes the 
right hand path. A main drive and footpath extend entire-y 
around the island. The first point of interest, on turning to the 
rig^ht, is Stedman's Bluff where the Falls may be seen from new 
angles. 

LUNA ISLAND 

This far-famed little island is reached by a stone staircase 
and a rustic stone bridge whicji passes over the stream that 
forms the Center or Bridal Veil Pall. Under the Fall, in the 
cavern formed by the recessed cliff, is the celebrated Cave of 
the Winds. At this point has been erected a delightful shelter 
house where the visitor is prepared for his explorations "Under 
the Falls." This note-d attraction, famous the world over as 
Niagara's most thrilling experience, is well worthy of every 
visitor's patronage. 




Cave of the Winds 



CAVE OF THE WINDS 

A visit to Niagara is not complete without a trip to the Cave 
of the Winds under Niagara's mighty Cataract and through the 
wonderful cavern. Do not de^feat the primary object of your Long 
trip to view this masterpiece of nature by leaving the city with- 
out enjoying the delightful experience of a visit to this scenic 
wonder. 

Each visitor to the Cave of the Winds is provided with a 
complete suit of flannel and rubber and a competent guide, in- 
suring comfort and safety. This ser\'ice can be obtained at the 
Cave of the Winds shelter house and dre-ssing room on Goat 
Island. The charge is $1.00 per person, everything included. 
Trip consumes about 45 minutes. 

Every year the ice and snow and storms of winter carry 
away the bridges to the Cave and must be rebuilt each spring 
at considerable expense and at great personal danger to the 
workmen who are forced to cling to the slippery rocks in the 
spray and spume while they lay the stringers and build the 
super -structure over which the visitor passes in perfect safety. 

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TERRAPIN POINT 

Terrapin Point or Terrapin Rocks, also known as Horshoe 
or Prospect Tower, which was used for observation purposes, is 
the next point of vantage on the trip around Goat Island. It 
was built in 1833. In 1873, owing- to the recession of the Falls 
and the crumbling away of large sections of the rocky parapet 
near the tower, the structure was considered unsafe and was 
blown up. 

At Terrapin Point one gets the best view of the Horseshoe 
Falls. The whole panoramic view is spread out in delightful 
perspective. 



THREE SISTER ISLANDS 




Bridge to the Third Sister Island 



Continuing the 
jfoumey airound 
Goat Island, next 
ono comes to the 
T hree Sister 
Islands which are 
very interesting 
and should not be 
miissed. These 
islands were con- 
nected with Goat 
Island by ihand- 
some suspenision 
brfidges in 1868, 
but have since 
been replaced by 
more modern and 
picturesque 
structures of 
stone and steel. 

From these 
islands may be 
obtained the 
grandest views of 



the upper Niagara Rapids 
on account of their loca- 
tion. The islet at the foot 
of the Third Sister Island 
is called Little Brother 
Island. It has never been 
bridged, but in ' seasons of 
low water, or during ice 
jams in the winter, it may 
be reached by the more 
venturesome. 




Bridge to the Sister Islands 
THE HERMIT'S CASCADE 

The "Hermit's Cascade" is best seen from the First Sister 
Island Bridge. It is so called because Francis Abbott, the her- 
mit of Niagara made this spot his rendezvous. He lived this 

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solitary life for a period of two years. He wrote considerably, 
mostly in Latin, but destroyed his manuscripts almost immedi- 
ately after they were written. He lost his life whi^.e bathing' 
near Prospect Park in 1831 and his body was recovered and 
buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Niagara Palls near the body of 
Captain Webb. 

HEAD OF GOAT ISLAND 
While the visitor may return to Goat Island Bridgre by fol- 
lowing the path directly east from the Three Sister Islands, 
there are many pleasures to be experienced by continuing to 
the head of the Island. 

The Spring is 
the next point of 
interest Goat 
Island offers to 
the viBiitor. For 
many years this 
fountain of cool, 
clear water bub- 
bled up from be- 
tween the rocks, 
an oasis for the 
thirsty sig'ht-seeT. 
WTietti the State 
took over the 
land about Nag- 
ara the Spring 
vreceived atten- 
tion. A rocky 
grotto was built 
and other im- 
provements made 
)for the enjoy- 
ment and con- 
veTilience of the 
visitors. It is situated in a cool glen close to the edge of the 
rushing rapids and is a very delightful spot for rest and recrea- 
tion. 

THE RIVERSIDE DRIVE 
Crossing back to the mainland you approach the Riverside 
Drive which skirts the river and rapids as far upstream as Port 
Day which is the source of the great canal feeding the power 
plants of the Niagara Falls Power Co. This drive cannot be 
equalled for beauty and unique scenery anywhere on the Ameri- 
can Continent. 

TOUR AROUND THE ISLANDS. 

May be made on foot, but the most comfortable and enjoyable 
way is by auto sight-seeing cars starting from within Prospect 
Park. The fare is 50 cents which allows free stop-over privileges 
at all points of interest, and continuing on any following auto of 
the same line, or you can start from the N. Y. C. R. R. train 
shed (inside). The popular trip among tourists' is the combination 
Niagara Belt Line-Auto Trip which includes the trip around the 
Islands after which the passenger is taken to the Niagara Belt 
Line car (at Great Gorge Route Office) for the scenic trip across 
the Upper Steel Arch Bridge, to Horseshoe Falls, Canadian side 
to Queenston, thence crossing the only suspension bridge to 
Lewiston, N. Y. (Queenston, Ont., and Lewiston, N. Y., are Ports 
of Call, Toronto Steamers). At Lewiston, N. Y., the return trip is 

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The Spring 



beg-un up the American side through the famous Gorge in full 
view of the mighty Whirlpool and Whirlpool Rapids, returning 
the passeng-er to starting point. Tickets for this combination 
trip, $1,58. For the above trips arrange with the Niagara Falls 
Transfer Co., inside N. Y. C. R. R. train shed. Time consumed 
for the combination trip, 3 hours. 

AUTO AND CARRIAGE TRIPS. 

The visitor may spend many pleasant hours on auto and 
carriage trips in industrial sections offering a great attraction 
for those interested in this line. For Niagara Falls is the centre 
of the electro-chemical industry of America, — an industry that 
played an important part in the World War. Then there are the 
g-reat power plants on both sides of the river that harness 
Niagara's mighty energy. 

OTHER PLACES OF INTEREST. 

The State lands at Niagara do not embrace all of the points 
of interest, for there are wonderful sights below the State 
Reservation on the American side of the river, and many at- 
tractive spots along the Canadian shore. Along the lower 
stretches of the Niagara Gorge are four wonderful bridges. 

BRIDGE HISTORY IN BRIEF. 

Upper Steel Arch Bridge, sitviated about one-eighth of a mile 
north of the Falls. It is 1240 feet long. 46 feet wide, 192 feet 
above the surface of the river, arch span 840 feet, one of the 
largest in the world. It is operated and owned by the International 
Railway Co., accommodating troiJey, vehicular and foot traffic. 
From this bridg-e a fine general view of the Falls and lower river 
may be obtained. The present bridge is the third to be located 
at this point. The first suspension bridge was opened for traffic 
January 2, 1869, and was remodelled 1887-8 and blown down 
January 10, 1889. A new suspension bridge was opened for traffic 
in 1890 and taken down in 1898 when the present bridge was 
erected. The fare (ride or walk) ten cents round trip. 

The Cantilever Bridge, owned by the Michigan Central R. R., 
was constructed on the Cantilever principle. It is about one mile 
and a half north of the upper steel arch bridge and was built for 
railroad traffic only. The total length is 910 feet, span 470 feet, 
opened for traffic December 6. 1883. 

Lower Steel Arch or Trand Trunk Railway Bridge — Located 
about a mile and three-q .arters north of the Falls at almost the 
narrowest point (300 feet). In 1848 the first carriage bridge was 
built on this site. The present great structure was erected in 
1897. In addition to the railroad deck on top there is a separate 
deck below for vehicular and passenger traffic. The second deck 
is 230 feet above the surface of the water. The arch span is 550 
feet. The bridge is owned by the Grand Trunk Railway Co. The 
fare (walk or ride) is 10 cents round trip. 

Lewiston-Queenston Suspension Bridge — Spans the river at 
the foot of the Queenston and Lewiston escarpments where the 
country on both sides of the river flattens into beautiful orchards 
and vineyards on both sides of the river. It was built for the 
accommodation of trolley cars traversing the Niagara Belt Line 
Rovite, one of the most interesting scenic rides in America. The 
present bridge is the second to span the river at this point. The 
tirst bridge was opened to traffic in 1850 and was blown down by 
a hurricane in 1864. The present structure was opened to the 
public in July, 1899. It is 60 feet above the river and 840 feet 
long. It is owned by the International Railway Co. The fare 
(walk or ride) is 10 cents round trip. 



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LEWISTON, N. Y. 




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Lewiston was 
destroyed by the 
IJritish in the war 
of 1812 and re- 
built when peace 
was declared. 
During the sum- 
mer months the 
steamers of the 
Canada Steamship 
Lines ply between 
Toronto, Queen- 
ston, Ontario and 
Lewiston, N. Y. 
The Great Gorgre 
Route, Interna- 
tional Railway 
and the New York 
Central R. R. 
make direct con- 
nections with 
these steamers. 



WHIRLPOOL RAPIDS. 

Some idea of the tremendous rush and power of the river at 
this point may be gained from the fact that the entire volume of 
water from the upper lakes discharges itself through the nar- 
rowest channel of the river which, at this point, is less than 300 
feet wide. Current about 27 miles, approximate depth from 150- 
200 feet deep. 

"One always experiences a vivid emotion from the sight of 
the Rapids," writes William Dean Howells, "no matter how often 
one sees them. ... I had schooled myself for great impres- 
sions, but I had not counted upon the Rapids taking me by the 
throat, as it were, and making my heart stop. I still think that 
the Rapids are the most striking part of the spectacle." 

Although no other rapids in the world equal in velocity and 
power, these great rapids, the little steam boat "Maid of the 
Mist" was piloted safely through the mighty waves by Joel R. 
Robinson, June 16, 1861. The boat ran the gauntlet of these 
terrible waters to escape 

seizure as it was mortgag- ___ 

ed and libeled, hence the f~ ^ 

reason for the perilous trip. 

On July 24, 1883, Captain 
Matthew Webb lost his life 
in a brave but foolhardy 
attempt to swim the 
rapids without the aid of 
life preservers. His body 
was found three days later 
near Lewiston, N. Y. 

The fare down the ele- 
vator on the Canadian side 
is 50 cents. On the Ameri- 
can side no charge is made 
to view the Whirlpool 
Rapids, as the Great 
Gorge Route cars pass 
along the water's edge and 
permits free stop-over 
privileges. 




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Whirlpool Inlet and Outlet 





THE 
WHIRL- 

POOL 
RAPIDS 

BY 
SEARCH- 
LIGHT 

This is a sight never to be forgotten. Eighty 
thousand candle power in reflected arch lamps and 
30-inch U. S. Navy Searchlight Projector continually 
changing colors are directed at the mighty waves of 
the Rapids, the effect of which baffles all description and a sight 
never to be forgotten. The illuminated searchlight car with the 
powerful searchlight precedes the passenger carrying cars which 
start from the foot of Falls Street at 9.30 p. m,, every Monday, 
Wednesday and Friday, July 7th to August 29th, inclusive, return- 
ing one hour and fifteen minutes later. The round trip fare is 35c. 
Purchase these tickets at the Great Gorge ticket office. 

THE WHIRLPOOL. 

This great basin, which lies at the foot of frowning walls that 
line the magnificent gorge, has been formed by the action of the 
relentless rush of waters which for ages past have been swept 
against its granite walls. Here the river again rests awhile, cir- 
cling around in sullen whirls. Huge floating logs are sometimes 
seen suddenly tossing their ends high in the air to be sucked 
down only a moment later into the vortex of the maelstrom. It 
is a weird and uncanny place. All at once the waters find their 
exit, and springing into motion afresh, set off again on their way 
to the sea. 

The river at the outlet of the whirlpool is only 25 rods across. 
The rocky cliffs are 350 feet high. The whirlpool covers 60 acres 
and is about 200 feet deep although no exact soundings of the 
enormous depth have been recently made. The old outlet, show- 
ing that the river at one time flowed into Lake Ontario at a 
point about 20 miles west of the present location of its mouth can 
still be traced via the St. David's Ravine. 

DEVIL'S HOLE AND BLOODY RUN. 

The Devil's Hole is a weird spot, 
and was at one time a mighty cavern, 
famed in the legends of the red men 
as the abiding place of the Evil 
Spirits, which gave it the name. 

History tells us that the French ex- 
plorer. La Salle, was the first white 
man to see this cavern, in 1678. Not 
quite a century later, on September 
14, 1763, the same cavern was the 
scene of a blood-curdling massacre 
soon after the bloody French and In- 
dian war. At the top of the bank an 
English provision train, guarded by a 
company of regulars, was ambuscad- 
ed by a horde of Seneca Indians. 
They swooped down on the unsus- 
pecting Englishmen, and, out of about 
90 men, all but three were either 
butchered or thrown over the awful 
blink — horses, wagons and all driven 
pell mell over the cliff. One drummer 
boy, named Matthews, escaped death 

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Passing Devil's Hole 



by falling- into a tree and being caught in the branches by the 
strap of his drum. One of the others to escape was the officer in 
charge of the train, named Steadman, who broke through the 
ambuscade, mounted on a fleet horse. The cavern contains many 
interesting- features, the great Council Rock, the Mysterious Cave, 
.and the bed of Bloody Run Creek, so named from its running red 
with the blood of the awful massacre in 1763. 

! NIAGARA'S FAMOUS SCENIC NIAGARA BELT LINE TRIP 

i One may have a choice of ways, but the most attractive is to 
^ start in one of the Niag-ara Belt Line cars which leave Niagara 
^ Falls every 15 minutes (and every hour during- the winter months) 
and may be boarded at the New York Central depot, Great Gorge 
; Route office, International Ry. Terminal, or along the route. 




Gorge Route — Whirlpool Rapids — Niagara Belt Line Cars 

THE WORLD FAMOUS SCENIC GORGE TRIP AROUND 
THE FALLS AND THROUGH THE GORGE 

As lig-ht is required to bring out the colors of the rainbow, 
so is a trip around the Niagara Belt Line necessary to bring out 
the true beauties and grandeur of the American and Horseshoe 
Falls, the g-reat Whirlpool Rapids, the wonderful Gorge, and the 
magnificent scenery that has made Niagara world-famous. Be- 
fore the g-reat lines of electric traction were established at the 
Falls it was impossible to gain access to the many points of 
interest now reached with ease by the wonderful trolley system 
encircling- the Gorge, which, for a distance of over twenty miles, 
continually presents to the tourist an ever-changing panorama of 
wonderful scenery. The scenic tour jointly arranged by the Inter- 
national Railway and the Niagara Gorge Railroad, the former 
operating- the electric line along the Canadian side of the river 
and the g^reat bridg-es at Niagara Falls and Queenston; and the 
Niagara Gorge Railroad, or "Great Gorg-e Route." which follows 
through the Niagara canyon from Lewiston to the Falls along 
the water's edge, enables the traveler to make this wonderful 
ride at Niagara without change of cars. 

Boarding- one of these observation cars, designated "Niagara 
Belt Line," the tourist is carried to the American approach of 
the great Steel Arch Bridge spanning the Niagara River a few 
himdred feet below the Falls, and over this remarkable structure 
to Canada. As the car slowly moves over the bridge, one of the 
grandest and most perfect views of the Falls is gradually unfold- 

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ed, and in its course for nearly one mile up the river on the 
Canadian side this magnificent view of the American and 
Horseshoe Falls is ever present to the eye, always from a new 
point of vantage, until the car reaches Table Rock, almost at the 
brink of the Horseshoe Fall. Here the tourist may remain, if he 
so desires, continuing- his journey on some later car. From this 




Panoramic View of American and Horseshoe Falls, 
as seen from Niagara Belt Line Cars 
point may also be seen the Canadian rapids, above the Falls, and 
the wild and plunging waters in the mad rush before leaping into 
the chasm. Proceeding down the Canadian side to Queenston the 
car crosses the Lewiston bridge to Lewiston, where the return 
trip is down through the Gorge, directly passing the Whirlpool 
and Whirlpool Rapids, returning the passenger to the starting 
point in Niagara Falls. The Round Trip fare for this unequalled 
Scenic Tour is but $1.08. 

FORT NIAGARA AND FORT NIAGARA BEACH 

Historic Fort 

T^^'^'V ~ ■■ -"^ Niagara and Fort 

^j' ^ Niagara Beach 

"^^'S^r^-'i^ ' a,re located at the 

\t,Kt^^^M^^^'^^ ^ ' mouth of Niagara 

River on Liake 
Ontario (Ameri- 
can side) opposite 
Fort Mississau- 
qua on Niagara - 
on-the-Lake, 1 B 
miles north of 
Niagara Falls. 
This trip may 
be taken in con- 
nection with the 
Niagara Be It 
Line by changing 
cars at Lewiston. 
N. Y. Round trip 
far from Lewiston 
25c. Or you maj' 
go direct to Fort 




Entrance Fort Niagara Beach 



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Niagara from Niagara Falls, N. Y., at a round trip fare of $1.03. 
After 11:30 a.m. the round trip fare is 54 cents. 

After leaving Lewiston the cars pass through the richest 
fruit growing district in Western New York. Niagara county 
has a najtional reputation for the production of its excellent 
quality of orchard fruits and the Great Gorge Route passes 
through the center of this section. This trip is noit only inter- 
esting and instructive, but exceedingly delightful during the hot 
summer months when the breezes from Lake Ontario and the 
Ningnra River are most invigorating. 




Castle, Fort Niagara 

Arrtiving at Fort Niagara an entire day can be spent to good 
advantage viewing the old landmarks, buildings and relics of the 
war of 1812. 

The modern barracks and training camp used by Uncle Sam 
to pr-epare thousands of men during the world war will also 
prove of the utmost interest. 

Adjoining the government reservation on the east is Fort 
Niagara Beach which offers many attractions, including an ex- 
cellent bathing beach, boating and fishing. Dancing evenings. 
Summ»er cottages are rented by the week, month Or season, as 
the beach is an ideal place to spend a day, week or month in 
healthful rest and recreation. Meals and refreshments are served 
in the dindng room at reasonable rates. For cottage reservations 
write Mr. Harry G. Mclntyre, Manager Fort Niagara Beach, 
Youngstown, N. Y. Tickets for the trip to the beach must be 
purchased at the Great Gorge Route ticket office, as no excur- 
sion tickets are sold on cars. 

THE ILLUMINATION OF NIAGARA FALLS 

You have never really looked upon Niagara Falls until you 
have beheld the American Falls and the Rapids, at night, pierced 
and lifted out of the darkness by a light flood of 50,000,000 candle 
power. 

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After years of experiment, dreams and the expenditure of 
thousands of dollars, an effective system of lighting has been 
the American Rapids and American Falls of Niagara, August 
26th, 1916, and with niglit for a frame, threw up out of the dark- 
ness the sublimity of emerald torrent crashing white and writh- 
ing mists, a dream of many decades came true, and the City of 




(Copyright, Davis Lighting System) 
Illumination American, Luna Falls and Bridge 

Niagara Falls accepted the system as a permanent feature and 
arranged for nightly illuminations from June 1st to October 1st, 
after which it is discontinued each year as it is not practicable 
to operate the batteries during the winter on account of the ice 
formation at the foot of the Falls. 




(Copyright Davis Lighting System) 



Illumination of American Falls 



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This system is The Davis System of Flood Lighting which 
does away with the glare and blinding force of the searchlight 
found and installed, and when the switch was turned which shot 
the light of 50,000,000 candles through the torrent and spray or 
heretofore tried, and is at the same time economical and effective. 
A Flood Light is distinguished from a search or spot-light where 
the rays are concentrated in that it diffuses or spreads its beams 
over a wide area. It is the invention of Will J. Davis, Jr., of Chi- 
cago, son and namesake of a distinguished theatrical manager 
and the late Jessie Bartlett Davis, whose memory is inseparable 
from this history of the American stage as prima donna of the 
old Bostonians. 

The Iroquois Theatre fire of Chicago inspired The Davis Flood 
Light because when that appalling catastrophe occurred the in- 
ventor, then twenty years of age, was assistant treasurer of the 
theatre and passed through it. 

He had discovered a way in which he could multiply and dif- 
fuse a thousand-fold the beams of a nitrogen incandescent light 
in a hood of steel, fitted with parabolic reflectors. 

Five great batteries now light the American Falls and Rapids. 
There are 100 lights in all which send forth an equivalent of the 
rays of 50,000,000 candles, each light having the strength of 500,- 
000. The batteries are placed two above and below the mainland 
below Prospect Point and the fifth on Luna Point. There is 
nothing to offend the eye or to blind it. This enormous volume 
of lights goes through the water, not against it, nor behind it. 
As each light has an illuminating area of 200,000 square feet the 
beams are never beaten back against the eye. A device never 
before used has destroyed the focal point and disintegrates it, 
but this does not dim the light itself. 



Area lighted — 
the American 
Falls and Upper 
Rapids. 

Total number of 
light batteries — 
five. 

Total number of 
lamps — 100. 

Illuminat- 
ing power of 
each lamp — 500,- 
000 candles. 

Aggregate can- 
dle power vised — 
50,000,000 candles. 

I 1 1 u m i n a t - 
i n g area of each 
lamp — 200,000 
square feet. 

K) (metric power 

required — 100 

horsepower. 

System designed by Mr. Will J. Davis, Jr., of The Davis 

Lighting System. Construction supervised by Mr. Ray Hendrick 

of the Hydraulic Power Company. 

Electric installation by Mr. F. W. Scott of the Hydraulic 
Power Company. 




Niagara At Night 



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NIAGARA IN WINTER 



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A very 
large number 
of the pleas- 
ure resorts of 
the country 
lose their ai- 
tractive- 
ness with the 
coming- of 
winter, but 
this is not so 
with Niagara. 
The beauty is 
of a different 
style, but 
then it is so 
thorough- 
ly entrancing- 
that many 
who have 
viewed Niag- 
ara in both 
seasons find 
it difficult, in- 
deed, to give 
preference to 
either scene. 
The fact is, 
that America 
contains 
many places 
that are truly 
beautiful i n 
summer, 
while the 
world does 
not know an- 
other spot 

where King Winter reigns in such joyous beauty as about the 
waterfall of Niagara. 

Imagine, if you can, the most delicate twigs, shrubs, bushes 
and great trees, big rocks and shapely/ railings, all hewn from 
purest marble. Conceive of the beauty and whiteness, and finish 
them with the most clever touches that a hand more skilled 
than man's is able to give to them. Picture this all in reality; 
and, over all, the smothered roar of the cataract, as though an- 
gered at the apparent effort of winter's p-rasp to make it prisoner. 
Each day the superb whiteness is renewed in all its purity, and 
thus, while it lasts, the spectacle is one of dazzling beauty. In 
fact, Niagara in Winter is a veritable fairyland! 

It has been well said that those who have viewed Niagara 
only in summer have but half seen it. With the coming of the 
cold days, Niagara prepares for the wonderful transformation. 
When winter's breath sweeps across the falls, and down the Gorge, 
it goes laden with tiny spray-drops, which it carries all about. 
As these drops settle, they are congealed, and the creation of 
the winter glory begins. 

This transformation is truly marvelous. The depo.^it of 
frozen spray becomes so great, so heavy, that the big monarchs 
of the forest bow their heads, and break under the weight. Kissed 

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Giant Icicles and Ice Mounds 



by the bright sun, this frost work sparkles like millions of dia- 
monds, and the eye that does not admire it all is blind. 

The points where the winter scene at Niagara Is especially 
enjoyable are in Prospect Park, on Luna Island, on Goat Island, 
at Terrapin Point, and along the Goat Island shore up toward the 



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Bridge to Terrapin Rocks 

Three Sister Islands. These places are on the New York State 
Reservation. The Canadian side has its spots of remarkable 
beauty in delightful Victoria Park. 

Along the very crest of the waterfall, the ice forms in great 
masses, and parts of the fall are stilled. Then the face of the 
cliff is covered by great stalactical masses of ice, that hang sus- 
pended in a weird manner. Up from the rocky talus, at the base 



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n* 



fm"^^ 



The Ice Mounds Below American Falls 

of the American Fall, huge stalagmitical mounds rear their heads 
until they also conceal the remaining falling waters of this por- 
tion of the cataract. 

The first freezing spell starts the ice mountain, and its foun- 
dation is laid close by the foot of the American Fall, adjoining 

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the Prospect Park Electric Elevator, and it is here that, later on, 
people from all parts of the world view this great sight. 

In time there comes down from Lake Erie, a tremendous 
floe of ice. It covers the upper Niagara, from the Falls to the 
lake, and, plunging over the precipice into the Gorge, lodges in the 
eddies close by the Falls, and soon a bridge is formed over the 
rapid running stream by the small cakes of ice, the force of the 
rushing waters jamming it tightly, thus forming the ice bridge, a 
mystifying structure, and it is difficult to understand how tiny 
particles of ice can form a bridge of such wonderful strength 
over a roaring river like the Niagara. The bridges are not 
formed by the stream freezing over, but rather by the ice cakes 
tossing up in the air, and being held there, while the river rushes 
along at its customary flow below. Deep crevices form in the 
bridge, each one going to reveal the marvelous creation of the 
mass, for one may look far down in the^ and not see any water. 

THE ICE BRIDGE TRAGEDY 

The tragedies of Niagara have been many. Some unfortunates 
have voluntarily sought surcease from their troubles by commit- 
ting themselves to its merciless tides, while others, still more 
unfortunate, have been victims of accidents that have cost them 
their lives in the turbulent waters. 

Perhaps one of the most thrilling of the many Niagara trage- 
dies was that of Sunday, February 4, 1912, when, by the sudden 
disintegration oF the ice bridge in the lower Gorge, three per- 
sons lost theii- lives after desperate efforts at rescue had been 
made. The unhappy victims of that terrible experience were 
Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge Stanton of Toronto, and Burrell Heacock 
of Cleveland, Ohio. 

The Gorge, between the Falls and the upper steel arch bridge, 
was choked with ice, forming the so-called ice bridge. It was 12 
o'clock noon. About 50 people were moving about the Niagara 
glacier when a sudden jolt, a grinding sound, gave warning that 
the "bridge" was being forced from its moorings and was fast 
breaking up into numerous sections. Back and forth sounded 
the cry "run to safety; to the shore on either side." 

Tn about the center of the ice bridge a, man, a woman and 
two yoirths heard the cry. The youths wer^e companions; the 
man and woman, husband and wife. After the two youths made 
for the Rho]-p, the husband, encumbored by his wife, shouted for 
assistance. T^in-i'oll TToacocK', one of the youths. liearTl his ann-^-'i 
and like a hero returned to his assistance. After Heacock left 
his chum another- break' in the ice floe isolated the three, and 
they were alone, str-uggling against fate for life. They dr-ifted 
down, down with the current. Every minute brought thom closer 
to donth in the Whirlpool Rapids. 

Tn its course down the river the floe remained as one for a 
time; in the meantime young Heacock liecame separated from 
Mr. and Mrs. Stanton, and as fate would have it, the floe split, 
leaving Heacock on one section, and Mr. and Mrs. Stanton on 
the other. 

The population on both sides of the river were notifled of 
the tragedy being enacted in the Gorge. The fire departments 
were soon on the scene with ropes and other paraphernalia, but 
could do nothing other than drop lines from the Cantilever and 
lower steel arch bridges. 

Heacock, who was coming dow^n the stream ahead of the 
man and woman, was attracted by the cries of the men on the 
bridge. He saw the rope dangling before him and he nerved 
himself for a supreme effort. 



The rope came near, he grasped it and a moment later swung 
into the air. The crowd cheerrd. The men above began to draw 
him up through the 160 feet of space. Heacock had had no time 
to make the line fast to his body. He was clinging with his 
hands alone. When he had been drawn up about half the dis- 
tance his strength gave out and he let go. A moment later the 
ice floe turned over and he disappeared. 

Mr. and Mrs. Stanton went to their doom with a prayer 
on their lips. The man's courage was sublime. When he real- 
ized that all hope was gone he took off his coat, wrapped it about 
the woman, and together, they knelt on the ice in an attitude 
of prayer, the man with his arms about his wife. And thus 
when the first breaker of the rapids turned their frail ice raft 
over and they plunged into the icy current. Many a prayer went 
up from the silent groups on the shores in unison with that ut- 
tered by the dying couple, and hundreds turned their faces away 
when the ice floe reached the breakers. 

INDUSTRIAL NIAGARA 

Industrial Niagara is as well known throughout the world to- 
day as is scenic Niagara. The city continues the mecca of thou- 
sands each year, though today many come as home seekers and 
investors whereas, in the years before man turned the mighty 
stream to his economic uses, they came to see nature's chiefest 
spectacle and to marvel at God's handiwork. When man came 
to realize the wonderful gift of nature and to calculate the pent 
up energies of the Niagara he set about the task of devising 
means for utilizing this power. And when this problem was 
solved the city of Niagara Falls began to grow into what it is 
today — the foremost locality, in many respects, along the Niagara 
frontier. 

Industrial Niagara was made possible because there existed 
a scenic Niagara. At no other location in the world was there 
offered the advantages for the hydro-electric development that 
has been realized here. 

Competent engineers have placed the work potential of the 
Falls at about 5,000,000 horse-power. This, it has been pointed 
out, would be equivalent to the labor of 15,000,000 strong draft 
horses working eight hours a day, or to the labor of 150,000,000 
men. 

The volume of the Falls, though enormous, is by no means 
inexhaustible. On the contrary, the danger of injury to the Falls 
through the withdrawal of water is very real. Since May, 1910, 
diversion of water for power purposes has been limited by treaty 
between Great Britain and the United States. 

The following definite data on the Niagara hydro-electric de- 
velopment will be of interest to every visitor: 

Beginning of development of power now in use — 1853. 

First use of power thi-ough development — 1873, 

First electrical power delivered in quantity Aug. 24, 1895. 

First user of electrical energy — Aluminum Company of Amer- 
ica, then known as the Pittsburgh Reduction Company. 

Present Power Developed 
Niagara Falls Power Co. (American side): 
Niagara Plant. Cap., 100,000 h.p. Geneiuting, 90,000 h.p. 
Hydraulic Plant, Cap., 242,500 h.p. Generating, 242,500 h.p. 

Total 342,500 h.p. 332,500 h.p. 

Canadian-Niagara Power Co. (Canadian side) Capacity, 100,- 
000 h.p.: generating, 100.000 h.p. 

Ontario Power Co. (Canadian side) Capacity, 200,000 h.p.; 
generating, 200,000 h.p. 

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Toronto Power Co. (Canadian side) Capacity 145,000 h.p.; 
generating-, 125,000 h.p. 

Grand total, 757,500 h.p. 

Treaty limitations of water diversion: 

Dominion of Canada — 36,000 cubic feet per second. 

United States — 20,000 cubic feet per second. 

Possibilities for future developments: 

Estimated total power of river at Niagara. .. .5,800,000 
Estimated possible power development (with- 
out impairing natural beauty) 2,500,000 

There is no appreciable diminution of the flow of the river 
as a result of the diversion. 

This tremendous energy is equivalent to over 16,000,000 tons 
of coal annually. 

It is now proposed that the Treaty be modified so as to per- 
mit diversion for power purposes in the lower river. This would 
not affect the scenic beauty of the Falls nor the Rapids, and 
therefore a great amount of electrical energv might be developed 
from the river in the Gorge, as United States engineers have 
estimated that 40,000 second feet could be taken from the lower 
river without affecting the Rapids, that with 40,000 second feet 
over 300,000 electric horsepowers could be developed. 

FIRST ELECTRICAL POWER 

There are three plants developing power from Horseshoe 
Falls and two plants developing power from the American Falls. 

Electric current is sold by the horse power and also by meas- 
ure of kilowatt hour. The volt is the unit of electrical pressure. 
The ampere is the unit of electrical current. A volt multiplied 
by an ampere is a watt. The watt is the unit of electrical power. 
1,000 watts makes a kilowatt (1 1-3 h.p.). Seven hundred and 
forty- six watts make one horsepower. 

The effect of power development in Niagara Falls has been 
the chief cause of the increase in the population from 10,000 in 
1890 to 19,457 in 1900 and 30,445 in 1910 and 50,760 in 1920. 

ELECTROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY 

Because of the abundance of electrical power here, a prime 
essential in the operation of the electric reduction furnace, Niag- 
ara Falls has become the center of the electrochemical industry 
of the world. This industry is another of the things which com- 
bine to give the city its distinctive character among the muni- 
cipalities of the world. 

Among the electrochemical products of the city that may 
be enumerated in a general way are: Feri'o alloys, abrasives, 
chlorine and alkalies, electrodes, calcium carbide, phosphorous, 
sodium, sodium peroxide and cyanide, potassium and sodium 
chlorate and aluminum. 

During the war the great importance of these products was 
realized to such a degree that the government took over the 
operation of most of the concerns producing them to guarantee 
a steady supply to the government of the chief essentials in the 
prosecution of modern warfare. 

BANKS. 

Bank of Niagara, Falls and Second Streets. Resources, $4,306,737.58. 
George J. Howard, President; DeLancey Ranking, Vice-President; 
James C. Moakler, Cashier; John W. Brophy, Assistant Cashier. 

Niagara County Savings Bank. Resources. $3,926,212.76. C. M. 
Young, President; Joseph E. Montague, 1st Vice-President; Henry 
Hubbs. 2nd V^c.e -President; James T. Low. Secretary; John P. Dolan, 
Treasurer. 

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Niagara Falls Trust Co., 45 Falls Street. Resources, $3,141,008.85. 
George G. Shepard, President; Alfred W. Gray. Vice-President; C. M. 
Young. Vice-President; FeVx M. M^oolworth, Vice-President and Sec- 
retary; Harry M, Clark, Assistant Secretary. 

Niagara Permanent Savings and Loan Associationi; 311 Falls St. 
Resources, $4,649,050.80. A. E. Rae, President; Joseph C. Gruhler, 
Vice-President; Fred H. Krull, Secretary-Treasurer. 

Power City Bank, 207 Falls St. Resources, $8,446,683.99. Paul A. 
Schoellkopf, President; Fred J. Coe, Vice-President; Francis H. Salt, 
Vice-President; Frank A. Schumacher, Cashier; Edson P. Pfohl and 
Alexander J. Gow, Assistant Cashiers. 

Peoples Bank of Niagara Falls, 1932 Main St. Resources, $2,840,- 
572.59. George W. Whitehead, President; Louis S. Silberberg. Vice- 
President; Henry J. Hiller, Cashier; James E. Rutledg^e, Assistant 
Cashier. 

Total resources, $27,310,266.57. 

THE CANADIAN SIDE 

The Ontario Government has had the foresight to carefully 
preserve the scenery along the river from lake to lake, making 
the entire frontier a beautiful strip of parkland, particularly 
Queen Victoria Park. 

The Canadian Reservation, called "Queen Victoria Niagara 
Falls Park," was opened May 24, 1888. It has an area of 196 
acres, but the Commissioners control, in addition, a strip extend- 
ing along the river from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. 

The Canadian Park, to which admission is free, is reached 
by crossing the Steel Arch Bridge at the lower end of the New 
York State Reservation. From the Canadian Park may be ob- 
tained a fine view of the entire face of the American and Horse- 
shoe Falls. 

Here the tourists may avail themselves of a visit through 
the scenic tunnel which takes them down an elevator to a depth 
of over 100 feet to the edge of the Horseshoe Fall where the 
thundering waters tumble from the heights above; there is a 
charge of 50 cents, including oilskin clothing and a competent 
guide. All Niagara Belt Line cars stop at this point which is 
known as Table Rock. In 1818 an immense rock about 160 feet 
in length and from 40 to 60 feet wide forming what was really 
known as Table Rock plunged into the Gorge. In 1828 and 1829 
other portions of this rock fell. 

Six miles above the Falls, on the Canadian side, was fought 
the battle of Chippewa, July 5, 1814. On the height west of the 
Horseshoe Fall, the battle of Lundy's Lane took place, July 25, 
1814, and on the ridge seven miles below occurred the battle of 
Queenston Heights, October 13, 1812. 

DUFFERIN ISLANDS 

The islands were named after Lord Dufferin when Governor 
General of the Dominion. The Ontario Power Co.'s Plant is lo- 
cated below the cliff near the foot of Horseshoe Fall. The Niag- 
ara Falls Hydraulic Power Co. and the Electrical Development 
Co. are located above the Falls in the Canadian Park. With 
the exception of the Cana_dian Plant of the Niagara Falls Power 
Co.. these power plants are now under the control and direction 
of the Ontario Hydro-Electric Commission. 

QUEENSTON HEIGHTS 

About 7 miles north of the Falls on the Canadian side oppo- 
site the Lewiston mountains on the American side are Queenston 
Heights where the Ontario Government created a beautiful park. 
From this elevation one may enjoy an excellent vie"w of the sur- 

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AERIAL SCENIC RAILWAY 




One of the chief attrac- 
tions of the trip down the 
Canadian side is the Aer- 
ial Scenic Railway span- 
ning the Whirlpool. This 
is the only scenic railway 
of its kind in North Amer- 
ica, thoug-h it has counter- 
parts in the mountains of 
Spain. This railway was 
financed by Spanish capital. 
Although the tramway 
crosses from side to side 
over the pocket, both an- 
chorages are on the Cana- 
dian side but it was neces- 
sary to obtain permission 
of the New York State and 
Federal Governments for 
construction as the Inter- 
national boundary line fol- 
lows the acute angle of the 
river at that point. 



Aero Car 



SPANISH AEROCAR 



The Aerocar crossing the 
Whirlpool at a height of 
150 feet above the raging 
waters below. This sys- 
tem is the invention of 
Torres y Quevado, a Span- 
ish engineer wno gained 
considerable European 
fame in aeronautics. It is 
the longest and safest pas- 
senger aerial cableway in 
the world, and has fully 
met all the severe and 
stringent tests of the De- 
partment of Public Works, 
Ontario. 

Cars of the International 
Railway and Niagara Belt 
Line stop at botn termin- 
als of the Aerial Cableway, 
viz., Colt's Point and 
Thompson's Point, ena- 
bling passengers to cross 
either way by the Aerial 
Line, resuming tnelr jour- 
ney at the other side by a Aero-car directly over the Wh 
later car. Colt's Point Sta- 
tion is the second stop from Bridge Street. 
P^are, 50 cents one way, 75c return. 

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iripool 



INDIVIDUAL TRIPS 

Visitors, Whose Time is Limited, May Select One or More Trips 
Shown in Condensed Form in List Below 

' Fare 
Page TRIPS Round Time 

See ; Trip 
3— 1. View of the Fall , Prospect Park and the 
Islands — free to the Public. 
19 — 2. The Niagara Belt line, the Scenic Trip 
around the Falls, down Canadian side, re- 
turning up American side through the 
Gorge. (Popularly known as the Gorge 
Trip) $1.08 2 hrs. 

19 — 3. Niagara Belt Line, including auto sight- 

seeing trip to Prospect Park and around 

the Islands $1.62 3 hrs. 

20 — 4. Niagara Belt Line, including Fort Niagara 

and Fort Niagaiu Beach on Lake Ontario. . $1.35 3 Ins. 
20 — 5. Niagara Belt Line, including Chippawa, 

Ont., above the Canadian Fall $1.35 3 hrs. 

7 — 6. Maid of the Mist steamer trip below the 

Falls 75 % hr. 

11— 7. Cave of the Winds, under the Falls $1.00 % hr. 

20 — 8. Fort Niagara and Fort Niagara Beach, di- 
rect, via Gorge Route . 54 2^4 hrs. 

13 — 9. Auto trip to Prospect Park and around the 

Islands from railway stations .50 1 hr. 

42 — 10. Sight-seeing in automobiles. 

18 — 11. Searchlight, Whirlpool Rapids, via Gorge 

Route 35 1 hr. 

30 — 12. Scenic Tunnel, underneath the Fall (Cana- 
dian side) 50 1 hr. 

32 — 13, Spanish Aero-car trip across the Whirlpool. 
Canadian Side — 

Trip starts at Whirlpool, one way 50 10 min. 

On route of Niagara Belt Line, round trip .75 20 min. 
55 — 14. Toronto, Ont., via "Great Gorge Route 
(electric) to Lewiston, N. Y., and Canada 
Steamship Lines' steamers: 

One Way $1.94 3% hrs. 

Round Trip (30 days) $3.51 

Round Trip (2 days) $2.97 

57 — 15. Toronto, Ont., via International Railway 
(electric) to Queenston, Ont., and Canada 
Steamship Lines' steamers: 

One Way $1.94 4 hrs. 

Round Trip (30 days) $3.51 

Round Trip (2 days) $2.97 

57 — 16. Toronto, Ont., via New York Central R. R. 
to Lewiston, N. Y., and Canada Steamship 
Lines' steamers: 

One Way $1.94 3% hrs. 

Round Trip (30 days) $3.51 

57 — 17. Toronto, Ont,, via Niagara St. Catharines 
«& Toronto Railway (electric) to Port Dal- 
housie, Ont., and steamer Port Dalhousie: 

One Way $L94 4 y. hrs 

Round Trip $3.27 

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56 — 18. Treasure's sight-seeing tours to Toronto 
via "Great Gorge Route" and C. S. S. Lines' 
steamers, including the sight-seeing auto 
trip in Toronto and dinner at the Carls- 
Rite. The popular tour $5.25 11 hrs. 

58 — 19. In Toronto be sure and take the Provincial 

motor sight-seeing trip around the city ... $1.00 1% hrs. 
62 — 20. Buffalo, N. Y., via International Railway 
High Speed Line (electric): 

One Way 65 1 hr. 

Round Trip $1 . 30 

62 — 21. Buffalo, N. Y., via New York Central R. R.: 

One Way 71 BO min. 

Round Trip $1.42 



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NEW YORK STATE RE.^^ 



CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY TRAINS. 

Visitors to Niagara Falls who contemplate visiting Toronto, Ot- 
tawa, Montreal or Quebec, will find a very satisfactory train service 
in operation from the New York Central Station at Niagara Falls, 
departing at 8:00 A. M., 1:20 P. M., and 5:30 P.M. daily, connecting 
at "W^elland with through train from Buffalo to Toronto, where con- 
nection is made in the Union Station with numerous excellent trains 
in operation via the Canadian Pacific Railway for all important Cities 
and Summer Resort points in Canada. 





THE STEAMER 





OF THE MIST' 



(Copyright, A. G. Landreth; 



NIAGARA IN HISTORY 

1535 Jacques Cartier made his second trip up the St. Lawrence. 
1604 First allusion- in literature (Champlain's "Des Sauvages") to a 

Cataract which was apparently Niagara. 
1615 First known (or probable) visit of white man in the Niagara 

region — that of Champlain's interpreter, Brule. 

1626 Franciscan Priest Joseph de la Roche Dallion performed mis- 
sionary work among the Neutrals. 

1627 First missionary in the Niagara region — the Recollect priest, 
Dallion. 

1640 Missions were conducted by Jesuit Fathers Bretheuf and Chau- 
mont among the Indians, which proves that the Jesuits were 
familiar with the great river prior to the date mentioned. 

1643 Neuter Nation join the Iroquois against the Hurons. 

1669 France takes possession of the Niagara and Lake EJrie region. 
First visit of La Sa^e to the mouth of the river. 

1678 Father Hennepin on the Niagara; later (1683) published the first 
eye-witness description of the Falls. 

1679 La Salle builds the Griffon above the Falls — the first white 
man's vessel on the Upper Lakes. 

1726 Fort Niagara built. It still stands. 

1759 Fort Niagara, N. Y., and Fort Mississauqa, Canada, captured by 

the British, Sir Wm. Johnson. 
1763 Massacre at Devil's Hole. 
1783 England relinquished all claim of the Niagara region. 

1795 First newspaper published in the Province of Ontario. Niagara 
Belt Line cars pass the remaining walls in Queenston. Ont. 

1796 Fort Niagara and eastern side of the river surrendered to the 
U. S. 

1805 Lewiston, N. Y., named in honor of Governor Lewis of New 

York. 
1805 The Messrs. Porter and others acquire title to land at the Falls. 

Beginnings of present city. 
1808 Colonel Schlosser died at Fort Schlosser. 
1810 The Independence, laden with salt, sunk, crossing to Chippawa. 

Two of thp crew and the captain went over the Falls. 

1812 Battle of Queenston, in which Gen. Brock was killed. 

1813 Americans captured Fort George (Canada) in May. 

1813 Oct. 13th. Lewiston-Queenston battle. Americans crossed the 
river and won tbe battle. Gen. Brock and Col. McDonajld of the 
British army were killed. 

1813 The British recaptured Fort George (Canada) in December. 

1813 British capture Fort Niagara and all points on east side of river, 
destroying Niagara Falls (then called Manchester) village; and 
Buffalo, Dec. 30-31. 

1814 Battles of Chippawa, July 5; and Lundy's Lane (Niagara Falls, 
Ont.), July 25. 

1814 The Americans captured Fort Erie, July 3rd. 

1814 The Americans defeated the British at Chippawa (Canada), July 
5th. 

1815 Senecas cede Goat Island to U. S. 

1816 The treaty of Ghent conceded the Islands in Niagara River be- 
longed to the U. S. A. 

1819 Boundary commissioners for U. S. and Canada ran the interna- 
tional line up the Niagara through apex of Horseshoe Fall. 

1821 Driven down the current in a scow, two men were dashed over 
the Falls. 

1825 Gen. Lafayette visits Niagara Falls. 

1825 Three individual canoes with a man in each went over the 
Falls. 

1826 William Morgan, for alleged exposure of Masonic serrets, ab- 
ducted; tr.ken to Fort Niagara. Sept. 16; never seen afterwards. 

1829 Ship Michigan, condemned as unseaworthy w'th a bear and 
other animals on board, sent over Horseshoe, Sept. 8. 

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1829 Sam Patch jumped from ladder, foot of Goat Island 118 feet 

into the Niagara. 
1834 Cave of the Winds first entered and explored, July 15, by George 

W. Sims and B. H. White. 

1840 The first suspension bridge over the chasm was built by Chas. 
Ellet. 

1841 Two men in a sand scow were caught in the current and met 
their doom. 

1846 First Maid of the Mist made trips between the Falls and the 
eddy above the old Suspension Bridge. 

1848 A mother allowing her young boy and girl to play in a skiff on 
shore suddenly broke anchor and drifted; the girl was rescued 
by her mother who waded in the water but the boy, who brave- 
ly remained in the skiff, holding tightly to the sides, went to hia 
death. 

1848 Falls ran dry. 

1850 Fall of Table Rock, June 25, 

1851 First bridge across the Niagara, at Lewiston; destroyed by gale 
1864. 

1852 First railway suspension bridge was built by Mr. John A. Roeb- 
ling. First locomotive crossed on March, 1, 1855. 

1853 Remains of Gen. Brock and Lt. Coll. John McDonnell reburied, 
Oct. 13, on Queenston Heights in vault of present Roman col- 
umn, 190 feet high. 

1853-8 Original power canal constructed from river above Niagara 
Falls town, to gorge below; enlarged 1892. 

1854 The second Maid of the Mist built and put in operation below 
the Falls. 

1857 On July 4th, first steamer landed within the limits of the Vil- 
lage of Niagara. 

1858 J. A. Roebling builds first suspension bridge at Niagara Falls; 
replaced by lower steel arch bridge. 

1859 M. Blondin, the greatest of equilibrists, crossed Niagara Gorge 
on a tight rope, performing numerous stunts, such as carrying 
a man on his back and pushing a loaded wheel barrow across; 
May 30th and Aug. 14th; also Sept. 8th, 1860. 

1860 Blondin crosses Niagara gorge on a rope, carrying a man on 
his back. The Prince of Wales among the spectators. 

1860 Small monument marking place where Brock fell, near foot of 
Queenston hill, unveiled by Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, 
Sept. 18. 

1361 June 6th, Joel Robinson with Maclntyre and Jones made the 
famous trip through the Whirlpool Rapids in the steamer "Maid 
of the Mist," which was mortgaged and libeled and to escape 
seizure, he decided on the perilous trip which was successful. 

1869 Upper suspension bridge built, for foot and carriage traffic only; 
destroyed by storm, 1889. 

1873 Signor Balleni performed feats on a tight rope from the old 
Clifton House (Canadian side). 

1875 So-called ice bridge formed on May 6th and 7th was crossed on 
May 8th and broke up on May 14th. 

1876 A woman, Maria Spelterina, crossed the gorge on a rope. 

1878 First officia»l steps taken which led to establishment of Queen 
Victoria Park (Can.), and N. Y. State Reservation. 

1883 Capt. Matthew Webb who had won fame in Europe, started out 
July 24th in a brave but foolhardy attempt to swim the mighty 
Whirlpool Rapids in which he failed, and three days later his 
body was found in the river near Lewiston, N. Y. 

1883 Steel cantilever bridge of Michigan Central R. R. built. 

1883 Niagara Falls citizens purchased a small boat and fitted it up 
to represent the "Maid of the Mist" and sent it safely through 
the Rapids in Sept. Effigys were the only passengers. 

1884 N. Y. State pays $1,433,429.50 for Prospect Park, Goat Island 
and other lands now included in the State Reservation. 

1885 Gov David B. Hill. April 30. signed the bil! creating the N. Y. 
State Reservation at Niagara Falls. Park opened to public, July 
15. 

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1886 Carlile D. Graham, a Philadelphia cooper, made his first trip 
through the Whirlpool Rapids in a barrel of his own construc- 
tion. Ju\y nth: iVd trip, Aug". 9th; 3rd trip, June 15th, 1887, and 
last trip Aug. 25th, 1889. 

1886 W. J. Kendall went through the Rapids Aug. 22nd. A life pre- 
server being his protection. It is believed he made the trip in 
safety, according to eye witnesses. 

1887 Steve Peere crossed the Gorge June 22nd on a 6-8 inch cable. 
June 25th he was found dead undemeaJth his cable. It is as- 
sumed that he probably made an attempt to cross during the 
night. 

1895 Upper steel arch bridge built, replacing suspension bridge, de- 
stroyed 1889, 1240 ft. long; 46 ft. wide, 192 ft. high; length of 
arch, 840 ft. Opened to traffic. July, 1893. 

1897 Lower steel arch bridge (railway, carriage and foot traffic) 
built, to replace old suspension bridge of 1858, which gave name 
to the town, now "North End" of Niagara Falls City. 

1899 Lewiston-Queenston suspension bridge built, replacing bridge 
destroyed 1864; 840 ft. long; 29 ft. wide; 60 ft. high. Opened to 
traffic, July, 1899. 

1900 Peter Nissen of Chicago, known as "Bowser," made a success- 
full trip through the Rapids in his own boat which he christened 
"The Fool Killer," July 12th. 

1910 Capt. Claus Larsen navigated the Whirlpool and rapids in a mo- 
tor boat; a second trip, Oct. 21, 1911, was also successfully 
made. 

1912 Feb. 4th, Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge Stanton of Toronto and Burrell 
Heacock of Cleveland :lost their lives when the ice bridge broke 
away from both shores and carried the victims through the 
Whirlpool Rapids. 

1914 International Peace Conference, in behalf of Mexico, held at 
Clifton Hotel, Niagara Falls, Ont., May-June. 



GREAT LAKES CRUISE 

"Finest In the World" 
Via 

GREAT LAKES TRANSIT CORPORATION 

steel Steamers "Octorara", "Juniata", "Tionesta" 

BUFFALO TO DULUTH 

The Cruise that combines a vacation and an education. 
Orchestra — Dancing. 
This season's schedule has been especiaj'ly arranged to provide 
a daylight cruise, Buffalo to Cleveland, Detroit River, St. Clair 
Flats (The Venice of America), Lake St. Clair, Soo River, the 
wonderful Locks at Sault Ste. Marie and "The Copper Country of 
America." 

Meals and berth included in fare. Steamers leave Buffalo 
every three days at 10:30 A.M.. eastern time. 

Tickets and reservations at 

General Office — 630 Marine Trust BIdg., 

J. F. Condon, General Passenger Agent, Buffalo, N. Y. 

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THE HOME OF THE SHREDDED WHEAT. 

One might as well see Rome without seeing- St Peter's as to see 
Niagara Falls, without visiting "The Home of Shredded Wheat." The 
spectacle of one hundred thousand persons going through a factory 
every year "to see the wheels go 'round" is something so unusual 
as to call for more than passing notice. There is nothing like it in 
this or any other country. The building is located on Buffalo avenue 
in the heart of the best residence district of Niagara Falls, away from 
the smoke and dirt of factories and railroads. Its ornate and digni- 
fied architecture gives it the appearance of a fine institution of learn- 
ing, rather than a factory. Thirty thousand panes of glass let in the 
sunlight, which floods every nook and corner with its cleansing rays. 
There are large reception, writing and reading rooms for guests. After 
registering the visitor joins one of the parties in charge of a compe- 
tent guide who pilots them through this interesting plant. 

SEE NIAGARA'S GREAT WALL PAPER MILLS. 

Persons visiting Niagara Falls and viewing the great cataracts and 
power houses are bewildered as they gaze upon the tumultous waters 
dashing over the brink to the river far below, and on seeing the huge 
turbines operated by water power, developing thousands of horse- 
power of electrical energy which makes lights g'ow and motors hum 
in cities hundreds of miles away. 

While in Niagara Falls see also the application of Niagara elec- 
tric power by going through the plants of the Niagara Wall Paper 
Company. While wall paper is essentially used in almost every home, 
few are familiar with the processes by which standing trees from the 
forests are manufactured into beautifully designed and colored wall 
paper. 

To leave Niagara Falls without availing yourself of the opportunity 
to take this educative, interesting trip through this great wall paper 
mill is to forego a treat indeed. 

Guides are furnished to direct you through the factory and explain 
the various processes employed. Each visitor receives a very inter- 
esting booklet, "Things to Keep in Mind When Buying Wall Paper." 

Cars of the Niagara Gorge Railway stop at the door. 

Visitors are invited. No charge made. 

THE SPIRELLA COMPANY, INC. 

This is of particular interest to ladies inasmuch as the World's 
Best Corset is manufactured here. Fashion and medical science have 
set their seals of approval upon Spirella, bestowing upon the Spirella 
Corset medals, grand prizes, diplomas, certifUica.tes — the highest 
honors possible. 

Rome and Genoa, Italy, awarded Spirella Corsets the Grand Prize 
and Gold Medal; Milan, Italy, the Cross of Honor; Brussells, Belgium, 
Grand Prize; Barcelona. Spain, Grand Prize and Gold Medal. The 
Institute of Hygiene of London, England, composed of the greatest 
medical men of the United Kingdom, has granted the Spirella Corset 
its certificate for each successive years since 1911. The International 
Institute of Hygiene at Paris, France, granted SpiroUa Corsets the 
Palms d' Or, the "blue riband" of the medical world. This was the 
first time this honor had been bestowed upon any corset. 

The management extends to all an invitation to visit the home of 
Spirella, and witness a free demonstration of the famous Spirella Stay 
and the famous Spirella Corset — the corset for Health, Comfort, Style, 
and Durability. Trained Corsetiers in attendance. Take Main Street 
Car to the north end of the line, cross the railroad tracks, and you 
are there. It will be worth the trip. Guides through factory free. 
CUSTOMS HOUSE. 

Fort of Niagara, U. S., Thomas M. Hennessy, Deputy Collector in 
charge, Post Office Building, Main street and Walnut avenue. 

Automobiles Entering Canada — It is well to have a State License 
card or invoice of purchase, or other evidence of ownership. Secure 
from the U. S. Custom Officer at point of entry, import certificate 
and be sure to deliver same to U. S. Custom Officer at point of exit. 
This applies to thirty-day stay or under. If tour requires more than 
30 days, it will be necessary to bond the car. Bonding agencies are 
to be found at all points of entry. 

Departmtiit of Labor Immigration Service, William Baldwin. In- 
spector in charge. Immigration Bidg.. Niagai-a Falls, N. Y. 

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. 

Organized February 20, 1918, membership 1550. Permanent head- 
quarters, Masonic Temple, Fourth and Main streets; dining room and 
club rooms; community center for public meetings. George G. Shep- 
ard, Pres.; W. W. Kincaid, L. S. SiJberberg and George W. Whitehead, 
Vice-Pres.; A. E. Rae, Treas. ; R, D. House, Acting Secy. 

CITY GOVERNMENT. 

Mayor— M. M. Thompson, city office, Gluck building. Second and 
Falls Sts. 

City Manager — E. J. Fort, city office, Gluck building. Second and 
Falls Sts. 

City Auditor — City Clerk — George J. Rickert, Gluck building. 

Deputy City Clerk — John E. Bellinger. 

Councilmen— Adin B. Chase, 4230 Main St.; William H. Gillett, 913 
McKoon Ave.; Frank A. Jenss, 1129 Niagara Ave.; George R. Rayner, 
105 Jefferson Ave. 

City Engineer — Wm. B. Bennett, Convention Hall. 

City Treasurer — Frank H. Zeiger, Gluck building. 

Supt. Public Service — Chas. T. Shepard, Convention Hall. 

Purchasing Agent — J. R. Perry, Gluck building. 

Health Officer— Walter A. Scott, M. D., 610 Pine Avenue. 

Supt. of Police — John A. Curry, Police Headquarters, Second and 
Niagara Sts. 

Chief Fire Dept. — Otto F. Utz, Fire Headquarters, Second and 
Niagara Sts. 

Police Justice — Chas. H. Piper, Police Headquarters, Second and 
Niagara Sts. 

City Judge— C. E. Tucker, 903 Niagara Ave. 

Justice of the Peace — J. V. Banks, 249 Second St. 

CITY ORDINANCE. 

The following must be posted in plain view of passengers at all 
times, together with driver's number and automobile or carriage 
license number. 

RATES OF FARE ALLOWED BY ORDINANCE. 
For the Use and Hire of this Carriage where no Express Contract 
is Made. Ordinance of the City of Niagara Falls, N. Y., passed May 
22, 1916. 

Sec. 11. No driver of any licensed carriage shall demand or re- 
ceive of any person, unless there be an express contract between the 
parties, any more fare than is established by the following rates: 
±<'or carrying one passenger and ordinary baggage from any 
point within the city limits to any point therein, not exceed- 
ing one mile $ .50 

For each additional passenger and ordinary baggage $ .25 

For carrying one passenger and ordinary baggage from any 
point within the city limits to any other point therein more 

than one mile and not exceeding two miles $1.00 

For each additional passenger and ordinary baggage $ .50 

For carrying one passenger and ordinary baggage from any 
point within the city limits to any other point therein more 

than two miles and not exceeding three miles 1.50 

For each additional passenger and ordinary baggage $ .75 

For carrying passengers any distance more than three miles, for 
two-horse carriages, $2.00 for the first hour and $1.50 for each addi- 
tional hour; for one-horse carriage, $1.50 for the first hour and $1.00 
for each additional hour. 

Any person who shall violate this Ordinance shall be Uable to pay 
a penalty not to exceed fifty dollars for each offense and is also liable 
to have his license revoked by the City Manager. 

Sec. 12. Ordinary baggage is defined to be one trunk and one 
hand bag or other small parcel. 

For the Use and Hire of this Automobile where no Express Contract 
Is made therefor. Ordinance of the City of Niagara Falls, N. Y. 
Sec. 15. No driver of any automobile licensed by the Common 
Council of this City shall demand or receive of any person, unless 
there be an express contract between the parties, any more fare than 
is established by the following rates: 

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For carrying- one passenger and ordinary baggage from any 
point, within the city limits to any other point therein, not 
exceeding' one mile $1.00 

For each additional passenger and ordinary baggage $ .50 

For carrying one passenger and ordinary baggage from any point 
within the city limits to any other point therein more than 
one mile and not exceeding two miles $2.0§ 

For each additional passenger and ordinary baggage , $1.00 

For carrying one passenger and ordinary baggage from any point 

therein more than two miles and not exceeding three miles. $3.00 

For each additional passenger and ordinary baggage $2.00 

For carrying passengers any distance more than three miles, 

three dollars per hour. 

Any person who shall violate this Ordinance shall be liable to pay 

a penalty not to exceed twenty-five dollars for each offense. 

Sec. 16. Ordinary baggage is defined to be one trunk and one 

bag or handbox or other small parcel. 

CLUBS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. 
Eagles — Aerie No. 88, Eagles' Temple, Ashland Ave. and Main St. 
Club rooms open from noon to midnight dally. Visiting members and 
friends welcome. 

Elks — Lodge No. 346, 127 Main St. Club rooms open from 9 a.m. 
to 1.00 a.m. Visiting members and friends welcome. 
Falcon (Polish)— 1309 East Falls St. 

Kiawanis — Meets every Thursday noon at Chamber of Commerce. 
.. Knights of Columbus Club — 2010 Main St. Visiting members al- 
ways welcome. 

Masons — Niagara Frontier Lodge, No. 132; Niagara River Lodge, 
No. 785; Niagara Chapter No. 200, R.A.M.; Niagara Commandery No. 
64, K.T.; Niagara Lodge of Perfection, A.A.S.R. 

Moose — Crick Block, Falls and Third Sts. Visiting members wel- 
come. 

Niagara — 124 Buffalo Ave. For members only. 
Niagara Falls Country Club. 

Ongiara — Whirlpool and Cleveland Ave. Club rooms open from 
8 a.m. to 1.00 a.m. Visitors welcome with members. 
University— 421 Buffalo Ave. 

COLLEGES 
Bettinger Business Insti- 
tute, 906 Niagara avenue. 

Niagara Business Insti- 
tute, 29 Falls St. 

Niagara University (Cath- 
olic). Main street at city 
line. Very Rev. Wm. F. 
Llkly, C. M., Pres.; Rev. John 
J. O'Bryne, CM., Secy. 

Sanderson, F. R., 428 
Gluck building. 

MILITARY SCHOOL 

De Veaux School, military 
school for boys, Main St. at 
Whirlpool grounds. Rev. 

Wm. S. Barrows, Head 
Master. 
De Veaux School. 

STELLA NIAGARA 

If it were for beauty of location alone, the Seminary of Our Lady 
of the Sacred Heart, Stella Niagara, N. Y., -would attract pupils to 
this imposing educational building erected upon one of the finest sites 
along the Niagara River. And In addition to the beautiful out'ook 
that brings under focus many bends of the lovely curving river, a 
glimpse of Lake Ontario and the most charming part of the Canadian 
frontier, there is the beautiful, peaceful country lying back of the 
seminary. From this wide sweep of farm-land inhale with every 
breath life-giving air, fresh and sweet. No more delightful, pic- 
turesque location is enjoyed by any educational institution in the 
United States, be the spot where it may. 

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Stella Niagara Seminary, boarding' school for young ladies, main- 
tains the following departments of study, each offering thorough and 
comprehensive courses: Academic, elementary, commercial, music, 
art and science. The great stone building, a triumph in modern 
architecture, both in beauty of design and utility of plan, is furnished 




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STELLA NIAGARA. 

with up-to-date school equipment befitting each department, while 
the residential section of the building, the living quarters of the pupils 
is correspondingly comfortable and pi'easant. 

Stella Niagara Juvenate is also conducted at the seminary for 
boys under twelve years of age. "Stella Niagara." as the institution 
is generally known, is in charge of the Sisters of St. Francis. 

EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT. 
Board of Education — N. F. Maddever, A. L. Chapin, George Wick- 
er, Herman I. Arnson, Alfred W. Gray, Fred Cathcart, George J. 
Colpoys, Mrs. Spencer B. Parker, Peter F. Jenss. 

EXPRESS COMPANIES. 

American Railway Express, 328 Second Street, S. W. Glasz, Agent. 

American Railway, and Canadian Express Companies, A. L. Con- 
fer, Agent. Office, West End New York Central R. R. Station, Sus- 
pension Bridge, N. Y. 

FIRE DEPARTMENT 

Headsuarters, City building, corner Niagara and Second streets. 

Otto F. Utz, Chief. 

Fire Alarm and Signal Boxes. 

How to send in an alarm: Go to the nearest box to the fire, 
break the glass over the key, turn the key and open the door of the 
box, puU down once the lever inside and let go. Do not touch it 
after that. Do not leave the box until the department arrives, so as 
to direct them to the fire. By telephoning to Fire Headquarters the 
proper box will be rung with the transmitter for a fire in any part 
of the city. 

One stroke of bell, return signal, fire out. 

Two strokes of bell, followed by box number, second alarm. 

Three strokes of bell, followed by box number, third or general 
alarm. 

HOSPITALS. 

Free Tuberculosis Dispensary, 598 Pine avenue. 

Mount St. Mary's Sixth street, corner Ferry avenue. Visiting 
hours, 2 to 4 and 7 to 8.30 p.m. Under the management of the Sisters 
of St. Francis. Sister Mary Cherubim, Supt. 

Niagara Falls Memorial, Eleventh street, near Pine avenue. 
Walter McCulloh, Pres. ; Frederick Chormann, Secy.; Edson P. Pfohl 
Treas.; Miss Florence A. Manley, Supt., and Wm. B. Lynch, Business 
Manager. 

Niagara Falls Municipal Hospital, Porter avenue, near Sugar 
street, Dr. Walter A. Scott, Health Officer; Miss Charlotte Powers, 
Supt. 

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POLICE DEPARTMENT. 

Headquarters (Station No. 1) City BuiVling-, corner Niagara and 
Second Streets 

Station No. 2, Niagara avenue. 

Station No. 3, Eleventh street. 

Patrol Wagon Station, Headquarters. 

Superintendent, John A. Curry. 

Police Matron, Mrs. Thomas Bradley. 

Police Woman, Minnie A. Randolph. 

Police Court, at Police Headquarters, Judge, Chas. H. Piper. 

City Court, Niagara avenue and Main street, Judge, Carl Tucker. 

POST OFFICE. 

Federal Building, Main street, corner Walnut avenue. 

Postmaster, Edward T. Williams; Asst. Postmaster, Chas. H. 
Taylor. 

Supt. of Mails, John A. Durnin. 

Office Hours — Main Post Office. 

General delivery and stamp w^indow: 

Daily except Sundays, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. 

Holidays, 10 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. 

Registry Division: 

Daily, except Sundays and Holidays, for the reception of mail 
from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., for the deilivery of mail, from 8.30 a.m. to 
6 p.m. 

Money Order and Postal Savings Division: 

Daily except Sundays and Holidays, for the issuance and pay- 
ment of both domestic and foreign money orders as well as the tran- 
saction of Postal Savings business, 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. 

Sub-Stations. 
No. 2 — G. Lagomaggiore, drug store, 1202 East Falls street. 
• No. 3 — Lee W. Miller, drug store, 1375 Linwood avenue. 
No. 4 — Walter E. Strong, drug store, 1901 Pine avenue. 

PUBLIC LIBRARY 
1022 Main St. Bertha M. Cudebec, Librarian. Open from 9 a.m. 
to 9 p.m. 

RAILROADS. 

International Ry. (Electric) — Terminal. 321 Riverway. 

Grand Trunk Ry. — N. Y. C. Station. 

Lehigh Valley R. R.— N. Y. C. Station. 

Michigan Central R. R.— N. Y. C. Station. 

Niagara Falls Park & River Ry. (Elec.) — (Canadian Branch, In- 
ternational Ry.) 

Niagara, St. Catharines «& Toronto Ry. (Elec.) — International Ry. 
Terminal. 

Niagara Gorge R. R. (Elec.)— 38 West Falls St. 

Niagara Junction Ry. — Power House, Buffalo Ave. 

New York Central R. R. — Station, Falls and Second streets] 

Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg R. R.— N. Y. C. Station. 

West Shore R. R. (N. Y. C. Lessee)— N.Y.C. Stwition. 

RESTAURANTS. 
12 Falls street, Thompson's. 

22 Falls street, Oak Hotel (The) 
Mrs. D. C. Edwards, Cataract Hotel. 
316 First street,, Watson House.. 

23 Falls street, Brierly's. 
38 Falls street, Hubbard's. 
43 Falls street. Hill's. 

101 Falls street, Miller-Strong Drug Co. (upstairs) 

107 Falls street, Louis'. 

213 Main street, Buchner's. 

309 Main street, Stratton House, (The) 

325 Main street. Billings'. 

332 Third street, Barby's. 

341 Third street, Mrs. Kath. Murphy. 

10 West Falls street, Coffey's. 

14 West Falls street, Buffalo Box Lunch. 

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TELEPHONE ECXHANGE. 

New Yorlc Telephone Co., Portage Road and Walnut avenue. Com- 
mercial office, 233 First street. F. M. Wells, Mgr. 

New York Telephone Co. (Federal Division), ofWce 717 Cedar ave- 
nue. C. A. James, Mgrr. 

THEATRES. 

Cataract Theater Co., 31 Falls street. 
International Theater, opposite Gorge Route office. 
Lumberg's, Falls street. 
Elite, north Main street. 
Orpheum, north Main street. 

Y. M. C. A. 

321 First street, F. L. Thornberry, General Secretary. 

Y. W. C. A. 

Fourth and Main streets. Telephone 1656. Information Bureau, 
Rooms Directory, Cafeteria for men and women, rest room and baths 
for women, a pleasant home for women away from home. 



When You are at Niagara Falls 

STOP AT 

Thompson's Restaurant 

12 FALLS STREET 

The Home of Good Things to Eat 
Regular Meals — Also a la Carte Service 
Moderate Prices 
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JUST LIKE HOME 

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at the Cataract Hotel 

Under the personal management of Mrs. D. C. Edwards, who has 
oatered to the Public for over 25 years 
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A GREAT LINE OF STEAMERS 

Always it has been a matter of pride with D. & C. officials to 
equip their boats with the very latest and best appliances known 
to marine engineering- and architecture. No safety device, no 
matter how insignificant, is overlooked. No item that adds to the 
comfort of the passenger is neglected. 

The latest of the line, the City of Detroit III, is without doubt 
the most palatial siteamer on the lakes. It is representative of the 
company's ideal to serve the public well. 

The City of Detroit III is a splendid example of marine archi- 
tecture, beauty and science combined. Power and grace are written 
into her sweeping ilines. The waters of all the world boast no side- 
wheed steamers as large. From stem to stem over all she meas- 
ures 500 feet, or the length of two city blocks. In beam she is 100 
feet wide, or the width of a generous city street. At the stem she 
has a depth of 29 feet, 3 inches, and at the stern 25 feet, 3 inches. 

This great steamer and its sister ship, the City of Cleveland 
III, the Giants of the Great Lfakes, are operated on the Detroit and 
Buffalo Division, maintaining a fast over-night service between 
these two important points. Leave Detroit and Buffalo daily 6:00 
P. M.; arrive destination 9:00 A. M. Eastern time. 

Four steamers ply between Detroit and Cleveland, both a day 
and a night schedule being maintained between the metropolis of 
Michigan and the metropolis of Ohio. The steamers operating on 
this division are: the Western States, Eastern States, the City of 
Detroit II and the City of St. Ignace. Leave Cleveland and Detroit 
11:00 P. M. daily; arrive destination 6:15 A. M. Eastern time. 

On the Mackinac Division, the handsome steel Steamers City 
of Alpena and the City of Mackinac II, maintain three trips per 
week between Detroit, Mackinac and way ports, during the sum- 
mer. June 14th to July 1st. Six trips per week, July 1st to Sept. 
14th. 



A. A. SCHANTZ, President and General Manager. 
J. T. McMillan, vice-president. 
L. G. LEWIS, General Passenger Agent. 
General Office: Detroit, Mich. 



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CHURCHES 



Ashland Ave. Mission— Maud L. Seymour, Superintendent 153'> 
Pine Ave. , -- - 

.. Associated Bible Students— Branch of I.B.S.A., meets every Sun- 
day 3 and 7.30 p. m. at Gray and Trigg hall, 727 Pine Ave. 

BAPTIST. 
First Baptist— Main, cor. 4th. Sunday services, 11.00 a. m., 7.30 
p. m. S. S. Bible class 9.45 a. m. Young People's meeting 6.30 p. m. 
Wednesdays, 8 p. m. Rev. Chas. J McLean, pastor. 

CATHOLIC. 

Our Lady of the Rosary— 22nd St., cor. Welch Ave. Sunday 
Masses, 8.30 and 10.30 a. m. Evening service 7.30 p. m. Rev Cor- 
nelius F. Killeen, pastor. 

Sacred Heart— 1160 South Ave. Sunday Masses, 6, 7.30, 9.00, 10.30 
a. m. Evening service 7.30 p. m. No evening service during July and 
August. Week day masses, 6.30 and 7.30 a. m. Evening service, 
Tuesday and Friday, 7.30 p. m. Rev. James J. Roache, pastor. 

St. George's (Lithuanian Church Society)— Cor. Falls and Nine- 
teenth Streets. Sunday Masses, 8.30 a. m., 10.30 a. m. Vespers, 7.30 
p. m. Week day Mass, 7.30 a. m. Rev. Leo Voiciekovski, pastor. 

St. Mary's of the Cataract— 249 Fourth St. Sundays Masses, 6, 
7.30, 9.15 and 10.30 a. m. Vespers 7.30 p. m. Sunday school 2.30 p. m. 
No evening services during July and August. Week-day masses, 7.30 
a. m. First Friday and every Tuesday 6 and 7.30 a. m. Rev. Felix 
ScuLlin, pastor. 

Holy Trinity (Polish)— 1347 East Falls St. Sunday Masses, 8, 9.00, 
10.30 a. m. Vespers, 3 p. m. Week-day Masses, 7.30 and 8.00 a. m. 
Rev. Thos. Stabenau, pastor. 

Our Lady of Lebanon (Syrian) — 327 Eleventh St. Sunday Masses, 
8, 10.00 a .m. Benediction, 7.0O p. m. During July and August 
Masses, 7.00 and 9.00 a. m. Benediction, 7.00 p. m. Week-day Mass, 
8.00 a. m. Rev. Benedict Bellana, pastor, O. S. A. 

St. Joseph's (Italian)— 1413 Pine Ave. Sunday Masses, 6, 7.30, 9.00, 
10.00 a. m. Sermons, English, 9.00; Italian, 10.30 a .m. 

St. Stanislaus Kostka (Polish)— 24th St., cor Welch Ave. Week- 
day Mass, 8.00 a. m. Rev. Stephen L. Szczepanski, pastor. 

POLISH INDEPENDENT. 
Polish — Twenty-seventh St., near East Falls St. Father Guzek, 
pastor. 

CHURCH OF GOD. 
1926 Tenth St., between Cleveland and South Aves. Sunday ser- 
vice, 7.30 p. m. Bible study, 6.15 p. m. Rev, F. L. Austin, pastor. 

CHURCH OF CHRIST. 

Niagara Ave., cor. 10th. Sunday services, 11. OO a. m. and 7.30 
p. m. Sunday school 9.45 a. m. Rev. Walter S. Hopkins, pastor. 

CONGREGATIONAL. 

Central Congregational — Portage Road and Ferry Ave. Sunday 
services, 11.00 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Wednesdays, 7.30 p. m. Rev. 
Willard P. Harmon, pastor. 

Church of the Pilgrims— Cor, Portage Road and Ferry Ave. Sunday 
school 9.45 a. m. Sunday services 10.45 a. m. Sundays and Wednes- 
days 7.45 p .m. Rev. Wm. J. Thompson, pastor. 

First Congregational — 822 Cleveland Ave. Sunday services, 11.00 
a. m. and 7.30 p. m. During July and August no evening service. Rev. 
Raymond B. Tolbert, pastor. 

EPISCOPAL. 

Church of the Epiphany— Cor. Main and Lockport Sts. Sunday 
services 8.00 a. m., 11.00 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Sunday school, 9.45 a. m. 
Communion, first Sunday of each month. Rev. David H. Weeks, pastor. 
Church of the Redeemer— Pine ave.. cor. 23rd St. rrunday services 
8.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Sunday school, 3.00 p.m. Rev. Richard 
Warne, in charge. 

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St. Peter's — 122 Jefferson Ave,, cor. 2nd St. Sunday services 8.00 
a.m., 11.00 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Ho'y Communion all Sundays. Sunday 
school, 12.30 p.m. Rev. Philip W. Mosher, pastor. 

EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION. 

First Church — Cor. Cleveland Ave. and 16th St. Sunday services, 
10.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Sunday school, 11.45 a.m. Wednesdays, 
8.00 p.m. Rev. W. F. Ungerer, pastor. 

Italian Christian Church (Protestant) — 631 19th St. Sunday ser- 
vices, 10.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Week-day services, 7.30 p.m. Mas- 
similiaano Tosetto, leader in charge. 

JEWISH. 
Synagogue — ^Ahvaa Shulon, 1014 Buffalo Ave. 

Synagogue- Beth Israel — Cedar Ave. and Fourth St. Services, 
Fridays, 8.15 p.m.; Saturdays, 9.30 a.m. Week-days, religious school, 

4 to 6 p.m. daily. Sermons Hebrew and English. Rev. J. Holzman 
pastor. 

Synagogue- Beth El — Ashland Ave., opp. Public Library. Saturday 
and Holy Day services, 10.30 a.m. and Friday evenings, 8 p.m. 

LATTER DAY SAINTS. 

The Re-organlzed Church of Jesus Christ — Willow Ave. and 17th 
St. Sunday services, 11.00 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Wednesdays, 8.00 p.m. 
Rev. W. J. Landes, pastor. 

LUTHERAN. 

Evangelical Lutheran Trinity — 1341 South Ave. Sunday services 
(German) 10.30 a.m. and English 7.30 p.m. Sunday school, 9.30 a.m. 
Rev. Paul T. Gutknecht, pastor. 

St. Paul's— Cor. Cleveland Ave. and 18th St. Sunday services, 10.30 
a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Week-days, 7.45 (English and German). Rev. 
Edward Nemeschy, pastor. 

ZIon (English and German) — Tenth St. and Michigan Ave. Sun- 
day services, 10.45 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. During July and August, 10. OO 
a.m. Eng^lish, and 11.00 a.m. German. Rev. Herman Brezing, pastor. 

Swedish Lutheran — 499 Twenty-seventh St., cor. Ferry Ave. Sun- 
day services, 3.45 p.m. Rev. Emil F. Bergren, pastor. Residence, 
10 Chenango St., Buffalo, N. T. 

METHODIST. 

St. Paul's M. E. — First and Thomas Sts. Sunday services, 10.30 
a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Sunday school, 12 m. Epworth League, 6.30 
p.m. Wednesdays, 8.00 p.m. Rev. John E. Manning, pastor. 

St. James M. E. — 15th St., cor. South Ave. Sunday services, 10.30 
a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Epworth League, 6.30 p.m. Sunday school, 11.45 
a.m. Wednesdays, 7.30 p.m. Rev. W. M. Young, pastor. 

Free Methodist — Weston Ave. and 15th St. Sunday service, 11.00 
a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Sunday school, 10.00 a.m. Wednesdays, 8.00 
p.m. Rev. Richard Carne, pastor. 

Italian M. E. — Cor. Pine Ave. and 16th St. Sunday services. 3 and 
7.30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Rev. W.M. Young and Rev. Robert H. 
Pfeiffer, B. D., pastors. 

POLISH PROTESTANT. 
Polish Protestant — Cor. Pine Ave. and 16th St. Sunday services, 

5 p.m. Mondays, 7.30 p.m. Wednesdays, 7.30 p.m. Fridays, 7.30 
p.m. 

PRESBYTERIAN. 

Pierce Ave. — Nineteenth St., cor. Pierce Ave. Sunday services, 
11.00 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Sunday school, 12.15 p.m. Wednesdays, 
8:00 p.m. Rev. W. C. Crofts, pastor. 

First Presbyterian— 313 First St., near Falls St. Sunday services, 
11.00 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Sunday school, 10.00 a.m. Wednesdays, 
7.45 p.m. Rev. Albert S Bacon, minister; Rev. Geo. S. Tappan, as- 
sistant minister. 

SALVATION ARMY. 

The Salvation Army Citadel — 228 First St. Sunday services, 10.45 
a.m.. 2.15 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. Y. P. L. meeting, 3.80 p.m. Tuesdays, 
Thursdays, Saturdays, 8.00 p.m. Howard E. Margetts, Captain. 

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SIDE TRIPS 



TORONTO. 



Toronto, the Queen City of Canada, and the Capital of the 
Province of Ontario, lies on the north shore of Lake Ontario just thirty 
miles due north of the mouth of the Niagara River, 47 miles 
from Niagara Falls and 315 miles from Montreal. It has a popula- 
tion of half a million people, and is, undoubtedly, one of the hand- 
somest residence cities on the continent. Its beautiful avenues, and 
mi'.es of admirably kept asphalt pavements, its universities, libraries, 
public buildings, hospitals, churches, schools, residences and eleven 
hundred acres of well cared for parks, give it an attractiveness to be 
found in few cities. 

At least 50 per cent, of the visitors to Niagara Falls take advan- 
tage of the side trip to Toronto, for the reason that it is one of the 
most pleasant trips out of the Falls, and also because it affords an 
opportunity to visit one of the chief cities of the Dominion of Canada. 
Sightseers visiting Niagara Falls should not fail to visit Toronto. Great 
Gorge Route cars leave Niagara Falls week days and Sundays at 9.45 
a.m., (Sundays, K\30 a.m. instead of 9.45) 11.45 a.m., 5.30 p.m. and 
7.45 p.m., connecting with Canada Steamship Lines' steamers leaving 
Lewiston, N. T., 10.30 a.m. (Sundays, 11.15 a.m. instead of 10.30 a.m.), 
12.30 p.m., 6.20 p.m. and 8.30 p.m., arriving Toronto at 1.00 p.m. 
(Sundays, 1.45 p.m.), 3.15 p m. and 11.10 p.m. Tlie steamer arriving 
at Toronto at 3.15 p.m., makes connections with the Montreal steam- 
er leaving Toronto at 3.30 p.m. 



Fare, one way, $1.94, Two day. Round Trip, $2.97. 
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SEE TORONTO IN A DAY 

BY TAKING THE 

ALL SCENIC TREASURE TOURS 

From NIAGARA FALLS 

Via the "Great Gorge Route" to Lewlston, N. Y, and the Canada 
Steamship Lines' Elegant Steamers to Toronto. Special cars leave 
Niagara Falls 9.45 A. M. 

SEVEN MILES THROUGH NIAGARA'S GRAND CANYON, 
passing the great Michigan R. R. Cantilever and Grand Trunk Ry. 
Steel Arch Bridge, the mighty Whirlpool Rapids, Whirlpool, Span- 
ish Aero Car across the Whirlpool, Brock's Monument, and Queen- 
ston Heights. 

From Buffalo take 8 a.m. High Speed Line car which connects 
with 9.45 a.m. Gorge car connecting with steamer, arriving To- 
ronto 1.00 p.m. Returning, leave Toronto 5.15 p.m., arriving Niag- 
ara Falls 8.35 p.m., connecting with 8.45 p.m. High Speed Line 
car, arriving Buffalo, 9.45 p.m. same day. 

Seven Miles Sail on Lower Picturesque River, passing Queen- 
ston, Ont., Youngstown, N. Y., Fort Mississauqua, Niagara-on-the- 
Lake and Fort Niagara, N. Y. 

35 Miles Sail Across Lake Ontario. At Toronto, 8 of the finest 
type 33-passenger Auto Sight-seeing Cars, each with competent 
Guide, meet the Steamer to take you to the popular HOTEL 
CARLS -RITE for Lunch, after which you start on the 20'-Mile 
Auto Siglit-seeing trip around the City to view the numerous 
points of interest, including a visit through the HOUSE OF PAR- 
LL^MENT. 

At 4 P. M. a stop is made at T. E. Eaton's, the largest de- 
partment store in Canada. 

At 5.15 P. M. Steamer leaves foot of Yonge Street (4 blocks 
below Eaton's Store), arriving at Lewiston, N. Y., at 8.05 P. M. and 
Niagara Falls at 8.35 P. M. 

Ticket, Complete, including Gorge and Steamer Transportation, 
Lunch and Sightseeing trip in Toronto, $5.25 Round Trip. 

Tickets also good returning next day on any of the 4 steamers. 

The Most Complete, the Most Satisfactory and the Most Enjoyable 
Trip Out of Niagara Falls 

Thousands Take this Delightful Trip every Summer and are well 

Pleased. 



BE SURE AND LOOK FOR THE TREASURE TOURS OFFICE, 
42 West Falls Street. 

Phone 381 -M. Further inormation and literature cheerfully 
furnished. 

Let Us Explain the Merits of the Trip. 

J. W. TREASURE. G. C. NICHOLAS, Manager. 

Tours Established 1903. 



From the opposite direction steamers leave Toronto week days 
and Sundays at 7.30 a.m. (Sundays. 8.15 a.m. instead of 7.30 a.m.), 
9.30 a.m., 2.00 p.m. and 5.15 p.m. Gorge Route cars connect with 
these steamers at Lewiston, arriving at Niagara Falls, three hours 
later from the time passengers leave Toronto. This is the only line 
of steamers plying the lower picturesque Niagara River. Purchase 
tickets at Great Gorge Route office. 

International Railway cars connecting with Toronto steamers at 
Queenston, Ont., leave Niagara Falls, N. Y., daily at 9.15 a.m. (Sun- 
days, 10.05 a.m.), 11.15 a. m,, 5.15 p.m., 7.05 p. m., connecting with 
steamers leaving Queenston, 10 a.m.. (Sundays, 11 a.m.), 12.15 p.m., 
5.50 p. m., 7.55 p.m. One way fare, $1.94. Round trip (30 days), $3.51. 

New York Central trains connecting with Toronto steamers at 
Lewiston leave Niagara Falls, N. Y., (effective June 29th) daily, 9.50 
a.m., 11.50 a.m., 5.50 p.m., 7.00 p.m. From the opposite direction 
trains leave Lewiston, 8.05 a.m., 10.30 a.m., 12.40 p.m., 5.00 p.m., 
6.25 p.m., 8.25 p.m. One way fare. $1.94. Round trip (30 days), 
$3.51. 

The Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto electric line cars leave 
Niagara Falls, N. Y., 6.40 a.m. (Sundays, 9.10 a.m.), returning, leave 
Toronto 5 p.m., connecting with Toronto steamer at Port Dalhousie. 
One way fare, $1.94. Round Trip (30 days), $3.27. 

While in Toronto be sure and take the Provincial Motor Co.'s 
large and elegant (Grey) cars for the sightseeing trip around the city, 
$1.00. 




Main Building, Toronto Exhibition. 

Do not fail to see the Canadian National Exhibition. This 
year, August 28th to September 11th, the largest annual exhibition 
in the world, with a yearly attendance of well over 1,000,000 people, 
is held at Toronto. The Exhibition Park extends along the Lake shore 
for nearly a mile, and covers an area of 264 acres; its buildings, 75 
in number, are all artistic permanent structures, valued at $2,500,000. 
This year an extensive addition to the Park is being made, and, 
among other buiildings, a large Stock Arena, to cost $1,400,000, is 
being erected. 

Side trips to Trousand Islands, Montreal, Quebec, St. Lawrence 
River points have always proved one of the greatest attractions for 
tourists, and thousands while at the Falls, have availed themselves 
of this opportunity to see the beautiful St. Lawrence. For tickets, 
reservations, etc., apply to Great Gorge Route or New York Central 
Railroad. 

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Fine Arts Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition Grounds. 
SIDE TRIP TO THOUSAND ISLAND. 
Thousand Island Park, N. Y., on Wellesley Island, has a summer 
population of 7,000. The park has ample accommodation for visitors, 
both at the Wellesley Hotel and at the excellent boarding houses. 

Alexandria Bay, N. Y., with its fine summer hotels, is where the 
largest tourist travel centers, and where tourists may stop over and 
take the many delightful motor boat Ramble trips. 

Alexandria Bay is one of the most popular as well as one of the 
most fashionable watering places in America. Thousands of people 
from all parts of the world visit it annually, attracted by the fame of 
its natural beauty, wholesome atmosphere, pleasant society and ex- 
cellent fishing. The adjacent islands are dotted with cottages in all 
sorts of picturesque surroundings, some showing from among the 
trees, perched on rocky bluffs, others snugly perched on low-lying 
islands or nestMng in beautiful coves along the mainland. 
MONTREAL. QUE. 

Population 850,000, the 
commercial metropolis 
of Canada, founded in 
1642; named from 
Mount Royal, the 
mountain behind the 
city. The first church, 
Notre de Bonsecours, 
was built in 1657. A visit 
to the Chateau de Ra- 
mezay, the Church of 
Notre Dame, St. James 
Cathedral (on the plan 
of St. Peter's at Rome). 
Mount Royal Park, and 
many other places, will 
be found interesting. 
Historic spots in the 
older portions of the 
city are marked by 
marble tablets. Montre- 
al is the headquarters 
for ocean shipping, and 
is the principal finan- 
cial and business cen- 
ter of Canada, and one 
of the wealthiest cities 
of its size in America. 
Its universities, hospi- 
tals and public build- 
ings are architecturally 
beautiful and imposing. 
The entire city has an appearance of wealth and solidity. 

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POPULAR HOTELS AT MONTREAL 

The Place Viger Hotel, which is a fireproof structure, occu- 
pies an historic site facing the pretty park-like square. 

Freeman's Hotel is noted for elegance and comfort. Con- 
venient to all Railway stations, steamers, and Places of Amuse- 
ment. 

QUEBEC. 

Capital of the Province. In 1535 Jacques Cartier sailed from 
France to discover a new way to the Indies. He sailed up the mag- 
nificent river and called it the St. Lawrence, anchoring at a little 
tributary which he called St. Croix. After visiting Hochelaga (Mon- 
treal) he wintered there, returning to France the following spring. 
In 1608 Samuel de Champlain planted the fleur-de-lis of France on the 
heights of Quebec, and became the real founder of New France. In 
1629 Quebec fell into the hands of the British, but with the rest of 
the country was restored to the French in 1632. In 1690 the British 
again attacked it and failed, but in 1759 were successful under Wolfe, 
when he and the French General, Montcalm, fell in the battle of the 
Plains of Abraham The whole of Canada then passed into the hands 
of the British. Quebec is the principal military station in: Canada, 
and, next to Gibraltar, the strongest fortified position in British ter- 
ritory. A walled fortification, with gates, surrounds the old city; the 
fortifications and best residence portion, is "Upper Town." 

Inside of this is the famous public promenade, known as 
Dufferin Terrace, and at the east end of this terrace is the splen- 
did hotel, the "Chateau Frontenac," a noble adjunct even to so 
Ki'and a spot. 

The visitor to Quebec should visit the Falls of Montmorency, 
seven miles east of the city, also the famous shrine of Ste. Anne de 
Beaupre (twenty miles east, reached by electric railway), where over 
150,000 pilgrims annually pay their devotions. 

Mount Ste. Anne, 2,700 feet in height, with the world-famed shrine 
nestling at its foot, is seen in passing the east end of the Isle of Or- 
leans, and a short distance beyond is Cape Tourmente, 2,000 feet in 
height. Here salt water begins, and the river widens until it assumes 
the proportions of an inland sea. 



THE NEW 

FREEMAN'S HOTEL 

MONTREAL, QUE. 

NOTED FOR ELEGANCE AND COMFORT 

Attractive as it is outside, it is when the building is entered 
that one discovers the charming aspects of the place. Spaciousness 
is everywhere. High ceilings, broad corridors, wide stairways, and 
large rooms are dharacteristic throughout. At every turn one is 
impressed with the liberajllty and good taste of the builder. 

Situated on St. James St., within five minutes from all railroad 
and steamship landings. 

EUROPEAN PLAN ONLY 

150 BED ROOMS— 80 WITH PRIVATE BATHS 

RATES : 

Single Double 

Room with Bath (Outside) $3.00 $4.50 

Room with Bath (Court) 2.50 3.50 

Room without Bath (Outside) 2.50 3.50 

Room without Bath (Court) 2.00 3.00 

Hot and Cold Running Water in all Rooms 

THREE DINING ROOMS 

Main Restaurant, a la Carte service — Business Men's Lunch 

Room, 85c Table d'Hote. Counter Lunch Room — Short 

Orders, Moderate Cost. 

ROTARIAN CLUB HEADQUARTERS. 

CHAS. L. deROUVILLE, Manager. 

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When Planning Your Trip to Niagara Falls 
include a visit to that other 
Great Wonder of America 

THE CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION 



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TORONTO 

THE ANNUAL WORLD'S FAIR 

August 28th to September 11th, inclusive 

264 acres of education and inspiration 

A Trip to Canada is Incomplete without a Visit to Toronto 

and Its Super- exposition 

1919 Attendance 1,201,000 




Manufacturer's Building, Canadian National Exhibition Grounds 



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NEW HIGH SPEED LINE. 
Between Buffalo and Niagara Falls 

"One Hour Ride" between Buffalo- Niagara Falls. To tne stranger 
or tourist arriving in Buffalo, either for business or pleasure, the 
knowledge that Niagara Falls, one of the most wonderful scenic and 
panoramic attractions of the world, is within 22 miles. The question as 
how to get there the best and quickest way is no problem, since 
the completion of "The New High Speed Line" of the International 
Railway Company. 

This High Speed Line was completed in 1918 and the first cars 
operated June 9th, making the trip in one hour between Buffalo and 
Niagara Falls. This High Speed Line was built with the idea of 
providing a quick electric line service and in such a manner as to 
provide high speed service with safety, at a cost of approximately 
$4,000,000.00. 








INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL, NIAGARA FALLS. 



On account of the frequency of service and rapid transit facilities 
this line affords, it became universally popular, so that in a few 
months it was necessary to install trains of two and three cars instead 
of single cars, to take care of the heavy travel, a three-car train 
providing seating cai>acity for 200. 

The trains leave Main and Court Streets, Buffalo, N. Y., every 
thirty minutes, on the hour and half hour, and from Niagara Falls, 
terminal station fifteen minutes before and fifteen minutes after the 
hour, but during the summer months a fifteen-minute service is op- 
erated, to provide sufficient cars to take care of the extra heavy 
tourist travel, between Buffalo and Niagara Falls. 

NEW YORK CENTRAL R. R. TRAINS. 
Between Niagara Falls and Buffalo. 
Leave Buffalo and Niagara Falls about every hour — running time, 
50 minutes. 

VACATIONING ON THE GREAT LAKES 

The Great Lakes Transit Corporation steel steamers "Octorara", 
"Juniata" and "Tionesta" place within, the reach of all, a Great 
Lakes Cruise under the most favorable and enjoyable circumstances. 
The steamers placed in service by this Corporation, may be said to 
equal, if not in size, at least in appointment, the great ocean grey- 
hounds. They are the finest and most up-to-date in the shipbuilding 
art. 

The pleasure of a cruise up the Great Lakes along the highways 
that stretch from Buffalo westward to Duluth, are many and varied, 



while the health benefits and complete rest obtained are beyond es- 
timate. There is a coolness and rest and quiet in a water trip; there 
are the invigorating tonic breezes that sweep from the forests of 
Wisconsin and over the great waters of Lake Superior. There is the 
comfort of the staterooms and parlors and good food, without the 
stuffiness, heat and other frequent other changes in travel on land. 
There are interesting cities and beautiful scenery all the way. 

The Cruise, Buffalo to Duluth and return (2230 miles), is quite 
equal to a trip to Europe. Ports of call enroute are Cleveland, De- 
troit, Mackinac Islands, Mich., Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Houghton, 
Mich., and Duluth. 

CLEVELAND & BUFFALO TRANSIT CO. 




THE GREAT SHIP "SEEANDBEE" 

The Largest and Most Costly Passenger Steamer on Inland Waters 

of the World. 



Her Dimensions — Length on deck, 500 feet; breadth on deck, 98 
feet 6 inches; depth, 23 feet; draught of water, 15 feet. 510 state- 
rooms and parlors — ^accommodating 1500 passengers — equaling in 
sleeping capacity the largest hotels of the country. Freight capacity 
on deck, 1500 tons — a, train-load of freight. In commission about 
June 15, 1920. Greater in cost — larger in all proportions — richer in all 
appointments — than any other steamer on inland waters of the world. 

A refreshing night's ride between Cleveland and Buffalo. 

THE GREAT SHIP "SEEANDBEE" 
Sailing Dates— Season 1920. 

From Buffalo: June 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30. July 2, 5, 7, 9 and 
every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday thereafter at 9 P. M. and 
every Saturday at 9 A. M. until September 5th, inclusive. 

From Cleveland: June 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, July 1. 3, 4, 6, 
8 and every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday thereafter 
until September 4th, inclusive. 

For full service see page 71. 

Whether your trip takes you East or West— combine with it the 
pleasure of a night's refreshing rest on Lake Erie with every con- 
venience for your comfort and enjoyment afforded by our steamers— 
so large and so well equipped aa to be veritable floating hotels. Rail- 
road tickets reading between Oleveland and Buffalo are good for 
transportation on our Steamers. 

For further particulars apply at C. «& B., American Express Tour- 
ist or Railroad ticket offices. 

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Travel the American Way 

This means travel with the backing of a 
world-wide commercial organization, the 
financial standing and responsibility of 
which are unquestioned, it means travel 
under the direction of men expert in the 
Travel business; men w'ho through 
years of experi»3nce have equipped them- 
selves to cope with every travel problem 
which might arise. It means making 
American Express offices your head- 
quarters wherever you go. It means you 
can procure your tickets, your railroad, 
steamship and hotel accommodations, 
your insurance, your American Express 
Travelers' Cheques and your Letters of 
Credit with little effort and through one 
Company. It m»2ans you always travel 
first-class, and that you enjoy every com- 
fort and privilege traveling affords. It 
is decidedly advantageous to 

TRAVEL-THE-AMERICAN-WAY 

Conducted and independent tours and 
cruises to all parts of the world. Write to 



American Express Travel Dept. 



65 Broadway 
NEW YORK CITY 




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CHATEAU FRONTENAC' QUEBEC 



The Canadian Pacific Railway reaches every important city in 
Canada. The principal agricultural, industrial and commercial dis- 
tricts are all on its system, as well as some of the most magnificent 
scenery on the whole North American Continent. 

Canadian Pacific service is famous as the highest attainable 
standard of Railway service. It is met a'so in the chain of Canadian 
Pacific Hotels that stretch from Atlantic to Pacific, of which the 
Place Viger at Montreal and the Chateau Frontenac at Quebec are 
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to, Montreal 
and Quebec 
includes: 
Three trains 
a day from 
Buffalo t o 
Toronto, by 
Niagara and 
six a day 
(four on 
Sundays) via 
Bridgeburg. 
Four trains 
a day (two 
on Sundays) 
from Toron- 
to to Montreal. 

Three trains a day (two on Sunday) from Montreal to Quebec. 
George O. Walton, General Agent, Passenger Department Canadian 
Pacific Railway, 11 South Division St., Ellicott Square, 
Buffalo, N. Y. 



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BUFFALO'S GREATNESS BRIEFLY TOLD 

To get an adequate conception of Buffalo's great commerce, it is 
necessary to see it, and every visitor is urged to visit the waterfront 
with its gigantic elevators, which last year handled more than 258,- 
00i0,000 bushels of grain from our own west and the Canadian north- 
west, together with the blast furnaces and steel plants. Here also 
centers an immense business in package freight distributed out of 
Buffalo on the lines of 17 railroad systems. The Buffalo district also is 
the largest lumber market in the world. At the stock yards in East 
Buffalo an annual business of more than $100,000,000 is transacted. 
Buffalo makes many of the world's best automobiles, has hundreds 
of great factories, making lines so diversified that 56 per cent, of all 
the manufacturers recognized by the Census Bureau of the United 

States are represented in Buffalo. 

Our parks include more than 1,- 
200 acres, open always for the en- 
joyment of the people, with pro- 
visions for alil kinds of healthful 
sports. "Keep Off the Grass" signs 
have been burned. Parks belong to 
the people and they are urged to 
use them. Daily band concerts dur- 
ing the summer season are given in 
the parks at the expense of the city 
ind are enjoyed by many thousands. 
Delaware Park is the ilargest of 
these recreation grounds. Here is 
located the Albright Art Gallery, 
famous as the finest example in 
America of Grecian architecture and 
housing splendid examples of Am- 
erican art. Here also is located the 
Zoo, with a creditable collection of 
wild animals, and equally free to 
resident and visitor. In South Park 
is -located a great botanical garden, 
yith an unsurpassed collection of 
rare plants and flowers. 
Buffalo has become one of the world's greatest convention cities. 
This has been accomplished by applying the square deal to the 
convention business, assuring visitors against extortion and to the 
convenient location of this city in the center of a circle including 
more than half the population of the United States and two-thirds of 
Canada's population. In addition to the rail facilities, splendid 
passenger steamers ply the lakes from this port to all of the lake 
cities. Smaller vessels carry thousands of visitors to nearby resorts, 
especially Crystal Beach, and Niagara Falls is only a short trip north 
with trains and trolley cars available at frequent intervals. 

There are few points of 
interest in Buffalo which 
receive as much attention 
from out of town visitors as 
the factories and offices of 
the Larkin Co., where 4,000 
people are employed. In the 
fajctories many different 
products are manufactured 
under the most modern and 
sanitary conditions. The 
Larkin A d m i n i s t r ation 
Building, housing a clerical 
force of 1,500, is designed in 
a style of architecture 
unique among commercial 
institutions in this country. 
Uniformed guides are fur- 
nished to escort visitors 
about the Larkin plant. Af- 
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A Trip to Buffalo 
Witlwut Seeing the 
Lavkin Factories is 
like a Trip to Niagara 
Without Seeing the 
Falls. 



wsit the Great £arkin Factories 



Last year nearly 50,000 visitors, Americans from 
every state of the Union, tourists from Canada and 
countries overseas, took the "Trip through the Larkin 
Factories." Among these interested sightseers and 
students of a great American industry were the King and 
Queen of Belgium, and their party. 

And now tlie invitation is extended to you, "Come and 
see us. too." 

Guides - Souvenirs -"Refreshments 



You, too may spend an hour crowded with instruction, 
interest and entertainment. See a great modern factory 
using tlie most advanced methods. Learn how soaps, per- 
fumes and pure foods are made. 

Guides conduct our parties through the Factory and 
our Administration B'dg., one 
of the finest and most perfectly 
equipped private office buildings 
in the world. Refreshments 
served while viewing motion pic- 
tures; souvenirs to each guest. 

Take Seneca, Abbott Road, 
South Park or Jefferson Street 
car. Ten minutes from Main 
street. 




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Established 1875 
BUFFALO, N. Y. 




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The Administration Building 
The Larl<in Factories— 73 Acres of Floor Space. 



You will find in 
Buffalo every facil- 
ity of which an> 
great city can boast f;* 
and many things 
which cannot be 
duplicated in any 
other city. It is a 
beautiful city in 
which to live and 
work, and if you 
should decide to ex- 
tend your stay here 
indefinitely, you will 
be twice welcome. 




Sight -seeing — Buffalo 




CRYSTAL BEACH. 

One of nature's delightful lake-side beauty spots has come to be 

one of the most popular resorts for summer recreations in this entire 

section. It is situated on the picturesque shores of Lake Erie about 

12 miles from Buffalo. Two palatial steamers, the Americana and 

Canadiana, among the largest and finest excursion boats in the world, 

each with a capacity of 3,500 people, ply between Buffalo and the 

beach week days and Sun- 
days throughout the season. 
The trip consumes an hour 
each way, the ride affording 
an excellent view of Buf- 
falo's supurb harbor and the 
gigantic plant of the Lacka- 
wanna Steel company. The 
trip to the Beach has its 

special delights, good music being provided and dancing and other 

diversions indulged. 

Crystal Beach became famous through its unsurpassed bathing 

beach, one of the finest fresh-water bathing beaches in the country. 

Its velvety white sand skirts the shore for miles and it slopes so 

gradually from the 

water's edge that 

It affords bathers 

absolute safety and 

is the mecca af 

thousands of bath- 
ers daily. The 

m o d e rn sanitary 

bath house, with 

a c c o mmodations 

for more than 

three thousand 

Dathers at one 

time is taxed to its 

utmost throughout 

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CRYSTAL BEACH 

BUFFALO'S FAMOUS SUMMER RESORT 




BEST FRESH WATER BEACH ON EARTH 

Steamers Americana and Canadiana 

Capacity 3500 Persons each 
Leave Buffalo almost hourly, week-days and Sundays, from the 
foot of Commericai Street. 






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LARGE PARTIES 




W. M. KLEHN, Passenger Agent. 

THE LAKE ERIE EXCURSION 

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FORT NIAGARA BEACH 



CN LAKE ONTARIO 
(American Side) 




Cottage Row 

Excellent Bathing- Beach. Good Boating- and Fishing. 
DANCING — Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday Afternoons, 
and Every Evening Except Mondays. Bowling Alleys and 
Miscellaneous Attractions. 

OUR MOTTO— WE SERVE TO PLEASE 

Meals and Lunches. Dining-Room Service.. 

Refreshments and Light Lunches. 

Summer Cottages $6 to $25 Weekly 

Special Meal Rates to Cottagers. 

WE CATER TO SPECIAL PARTIES ON 
ADVANCE NOTICE 

Our Picnic Grounds are FREE to the Public. 
Pure Spring "Water, City Plumbing, Septic System and Elec- 
tric Lights. 

Great Gorge Route Cars Direct to the Beach. 
Round Trip Fare from Niagara Falls, $1.03. 
After 11:30 a.m. 54c Round Trip. 

HARRY G. MclNTYRE 

Manager, Fort Niag^ara Beach - - Youngstown, N. Y. 



A WONDERFUL SIDE TRIP 




The Great Ship "SEEANDBEE" 

Largest and Most Costly Steamer on Inland Waters of the World. 
500 ft. Long-, 98 ft. 6 inches Broad. 500 Staterooms and Parlors, 
acaommodating- 1,500 persons. 

Steamers "City of Buffalo" and "City of Erie." 

BETWEEN BUFFALO AND CLEVELAND 

Daily May 1 to Nov. 15. 

Leave Buffalo 9:00 P.M. Leave Cleveland 9:00 P.M. 

Arrive Cleveland 7:30 A.M. Arrive Buffalo 7:30 A.M. 

(Eastern standard time) 
Daylight Trips Every Saturday, July 17 to Sept. 4, 9 a. m. 

Fares: $4.63 One Way, $7.87 Round Trip. 
Week- End Excursions Every Saturday, $5.09 Round Trip. 

THE ALL-WATER ROUTE TO TOLEDO 
CEDAR POINT AND PUT-IN-BAY 

Daily (except Monday) Service, June 19 to Sept. 6, inalusive. 
FARES : 

Buffalo to Toledo $5.56 One Way, $8.56 Round Trip 

Buffalo to Cedar Point or 

Put-in-Bay $5.56 One Way, $9.03 Round Trip 

Week-End Excursions to Cedar Point and 

Put-in-Bay Every Saturday $5.56 Round Trip 

New Tourist Automobile Rate, $10.00 Round Trip, with Two-day 

Return Limit for cars not exceeding 127 inches wheel base. 

Cars over 127 inches wheel base, $14.50 Round Trip. 
Railroad Tickets over N.Y.C.R.R. or N.T.C. & St. L. Ry. between 
Buffajlo and Cleveland, good for Transportation on our Steamers. 



THE CLEVELAND & BUFFALO TRANSIT COMPANY 
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Hotel Pennsylvania 

New York — Statler-operated 

The Largest Hotel in the World 

2200 Rooms 2200 Baths 

Seventh Ave., 32nd to 33rd Sts. 

Opp. Pennsylvania Terminal 

Every guest-room in each of these 
hotels has private bath, circulating ice- 
water and other unusual conveniences. 
Morning paper delivered free to every 
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